Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] at the bottom " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Pat remembers him saying to various children : ‘ Why do n't you lay down at the bottom of the swimming pool for half an hour ? ’ |
| 2 | Would they ever see America , or would they all end up at the bottom of the sea , food for the fishes ? |
| 3 | If you go for second best ( because the pressure is on to fill the job tomorrow , or because you ca n't afford the best ) you will inevitably end up at the bottom of the heap with all the other monkeys . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought I could cut through some of the stitching and we could get in at the bottom , ’ said Masklin . |
| 5 | It went on to make two historic recommendations : that the Institution should give more overt support to the Society of Surveying Technicians , formed in 1970 by the General Council of the RICS , pointing out that the notion that the profession needed persons with technical qualification to ‘ come in at the bottom ’ and stay there was insensitive to human aspirations and naïve in its recognition of the Society 's worth ; and that practitioners should henceforth be required to undertake structured Continuing Professional Development ( CPD ) — a courageous and necessary proposal ( see below ) . |
| 6 | Fear slowed his thoughts , and grudgingly granted him one consolation : at this speed they must come out at the bottom a damn sight faster than they went through at the top . |
| 7 | In paragraphs two onwards , I give the names of the local governments staff commission , erm , what their statutory it is , and can I just point out at the bottom of the page , paragraph five , please remember that the staff commission is advisory and it has in itself no mandatory powers . |
| 8 | Some lifts have rails that can fold up at the bottom if space is tight or if a doorway is going to obstructed . |