Example sentences of "[was/were] at the far [noun] " 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 | The owner of Redi-Hot , who seemed to spend most of his time reading a guide book , told Mr and Mrs Wordmaster , who looked suitably impressed , that Thunder Bay , one of Canada 's largest ports , was at the far west end of the St Lawrence-Great Lakes seaway and should really be called what the locals called it , The Lakehead . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | The one bed that was occupied was at the far end of the ward . |
7 | The man was at the far end of a line of slowly moving pack animals , and he had not noticed anything . |
8 | It was at the far end of the attics . |
9 | The study door was open and there he was at the far end of the laboratory . |
10 | Number sixteen , where Laura lived , was at the far end . |
11 | ‘ He was at the far end of the table ; he had no opportunity . ’ |
12 | 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 . |
13 | ( All this action was at the furthest end from where Leeds fans were stood , so I could n't see much . |