Example sentences of "[was/were] at the far end " in BNC.

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1 The band , dressed in evening wear and sitting on a raised dais , were at the far end of the hall .
2 Kāli and her cousin , Jit , were at the far end of the roof waving their arms , keeping the sheep contained at one end only , stopping them going back down the steps at the other side .
3 It was odd when he came to think about it , but every now and again one or two of them would be posted , yet the five men who had accompanied him from Cranwell , and whose beds were at the far end of the hut , were still here .
4 By the time he reached the gallery his mother was at the far end of the broad corridor , but she was n't going into her room or into his room , she was making for the attic stairs , and now it was his turn to raise his eyebrows .
5 The one bed that was occupied was at the far end of the ward .
6 The man was at the far end of a line of slowly moving pack animals , and he had not noticed anything .
7 It was at the far end of the attics .
8 The study door was open and there he was at the far end of the laboratory .
9 Number sixteen , where Laura lived , was at the far end .
10 ‘ He was at the far end of the table ; he had no opportunity . ’
11 The bed was at the far end and next to it was a small cabinet on which stood a lamp and a telephone … the telephone through which the dying , terrified Angy had tried to summon help .
12 ( All this action was at the furthest end from where Leeds fans were stood , so I could n't see much .
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