Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [art] bottom of " in BNC.

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1 These leaves are beautifully preserved in a flat-bedded and very highly fissile shale , laid down at the bottom of a fresh water lake .
2 Most of them are sandstones or limestones that were laid down at the bottom of the shallow seas that once covered this part of North America .
3 The house was right down at the bottom of the street , and I moved like a ghost from lamp to lamp , tiptoeing for some reason , as if I were in a jungle in dread of attracting the attention of wild animals prowling near me .
4 Aye down at the bottom of your back , right let's get that sorted .
5 down at the bottom of opposite the .
6 But this was a wee sort of lump that I had down at the bottom of my vagina .
7 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 ? ’
8 Just er we lived down at the bottom of the village there .
9 Duncan was dug in at the bottom of the orchard and had called in for a chat on his way from Brigade H.Q He was very interested in bagpipe music , having served with the Gordon Highlanders before joining the Commandos .
10 She skilfully prevented him from slipping the crime prevention leaflet in at the bottom of the pile .
11 Connections of Laurel Queen , Walking The Plank and Buzzards Bellbuoy the trio to sneak in at the bottom of the race will have to send them a percentage if ending up in the money .
12 like Jimmy next door , he 's always dropping off and he got a vent put in at the bottom of his door , they took the pipe out and behind you had a big open
13 Er two bedrooms , it was a number sixty six Street in those days , there were new houses built on where it is now , I have n't been into Palfry for years but er there were five houses in the row , there was a family named at one end , there was us my nan of course we were next to , next to us was Mrs , a Mr and Mrs , and then er that was one side of the entry the other side of the entry was a family named , they had quite a large family , there was er two or three of those married Mrs and then er then Mrs they were all relatives , cos there was no such thing as overcrowding in those days you got as many in as you could you see , there was , another was Mr and Mrs she was a daughter of Mrs there was Mrs and Mrs she was another daughter of Mrs , and then er there were , there was a , a young man he was a son of Mrs , the were I think show people originally cos they were a bit anyhow there were five houses down the yard we had n't got running water in the sink , we had a , a big stone pump pipe in at the bottom of the entry we all had to go and draw out our own drinking water from this one standpipe .
14 Indeed , if you are lucky , on a clear day you might just be able to see the spring bubbling up at the bottom of the pond .
15 Would they ever see America , or would they all end up at the bottom of the sea , food for the fishes ?
16 A RUGBY fan broke her leg after ending up at the bottom of a ruck which spilled over the sideline .
17 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 .
18 Patrol cars drew up at the bottom of the steps .
19 For in the topsy turvy pecking order which is the current Russian economy , the middle class academics , civil servants and doctors have wound up at the bottom of the wages spiral , their savings largely , meaningless .
20 ‘ I see , ’ said Doyle softly as they came out at the bottom of the stairs .
21 The only technical challenge of the day is at the home of a lawyer , whose Peugeot 405 has conked out at the bottom of a steep drive .
22 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 .
23 Poverty and unemployment are escalating ; education and health are back at the bottom of the agenda .
24 She swished the dregs around at the bottom of her can .
25 The level of the wine dropped rapidly , and after the meal Carson scrambled around at the bottom of a cupboard and came up with a bottle of port .
26 The sharp white lights of the television crew picked out the shards of the Worm , blowing about at the bottom of the pit until they became transparent and brittle , breaking into thousands of tiny pieces .
27 The Stormtex outer gives the jacket a fair amount of shower and wind protection ; excellent for hillwalking and hanging about at the bottom of climbs .
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