Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the far [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the drinkers at the far end of the garden were gone . |
| 2 | Jackson Chatterton had appeared in canary yellow pyjamas at the far end of the stateroom . |
| 3 | They looked like some great beast with gaping mouth and hungry eyes , then I caught a movement over near the great elms at the far side of the common . |
| 4 | Corbett grabbed a groom who was trying to lead a horse to the stables at the far end of the bailey but the fool could not understand him and Corbett simply drew a blank look , followed by a shrug and muttered curses . |
| 5 | Petion waved in reply , and called the message down the line towards the Marines at the far end of the docks . |
| 6 | He went back to the oven and poured the remains of the Hun tun into the bowl , spooning it down quickly , then took bowls and basin outside , locking the door behind him , going to the washrooms at the far end of the corridor . |
| 7 | It seemed a silly thing to cheer about and Anna remained sitting on the floor until a group of older boys appeared with musical instruments which they took to a bank of seats at the far end . |
| 8 | A woman in her forties was busily scrubbing tables at the far end . |
| 9 | In we went , into curtained-off quarters at the far end of the longhouse . |
| 10 | Seeing movement among the trees at the far end of the stone-flagged path , she turned and signalled to the maids to be quiet . |
| 11 | But this time it seemed he really meant it , because as we turned into get another street I could see iron railings and trees at the far end . |
| 12 | Dorcas pointed to the shadows at the far end of the shed , where she could just make out something big and indistinct . |
| 13 | This was formerly the ceramic market and there are still a few potters ' stalls at the far end near Charles Bridge . |
| 14 | The room was permeated by a fresh bitter odour of crushed fern , which combined pleasingly with a heady floral scent being exuded by fragranced fountains at the far end of the room . |
| 15 | ‘ There was no time , ’ he said curtly , walking across the deep-pile carpet towards the wide floor-to-ceiling windows at the far side of the large room . |
| 16 | She could see French windows at the far end of the room . |
| 17 | There was someone there … a figure in grey , half lit by the floodlight entering through one of the leaded glass windows at the far end of the Shelf … |
| 18 | He examined the long split-level room stretching away from him to the tall windows at the far end . |
| 19 | Another powerful smell , of decaying rubbish , came mainly from the ash-pits at the far end of the corridor , but also from a deposit scattered over the floor . |
| 20 | I thanked him for his cheering thought and walked over to interrupt Barry who was involved with a small group of well-heeled tourists at the far end of the bar . |
| 21 | Looking out of the window on this pleasant Sunday afternoon , she smiled as she saw the three children engaged in various activities at the far end of the garden . |
| 22 | Meg was busy trying on hats at the far side of the room , the android assistant standing beside her at the mirror , a stack of round , candy-striped boxes in her arms . |
| 23 | There was a table and two wooden chairs at the far end by the slop buckets . |
| 24 | They were seated at the breakfast bar in the kitchen , and she pointed to a row of cereal boxes at the far side of the room . |
| 25 | They were boys of fifteen or sixteen and they were watching her keenly from a position by the railings at the far corner of the church . |
| 26 | After a while , Clelia appeared , from one of the doors at the far end of the hall . |
| 27 | There was a banging on the great doors at the far end of the room . |
| 28 | Through the doors at the far end , Nuadu caught the whirring sound of the Looms . |
| 29 | A few seconds later the doors at the far end of the room opened and a man in a white jacket pushed a laden trolley into the room . |
| 30 | He put the light on , and the four inmates at the far end set up their whickering and pawing at the prospect of food , as usual . |