Example sentences of "at the other [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got on the bus at the terminus at the bottom of Avondale Buildings and rode it back and forth to the other end of the line , sitting on the top deck , not knowing where I was or what I was doing , until the conductor came up to me at the other terminus , after my fifth trip , and asked : ‘ You all right , mate ? ’ |
| 2 | Thessy 's scared face appeared at the other cabin door , but I shook my head at him , mimicked sleep , and he ducked back inside . |
| 3 | Then when you look at the other range of human societies , then you have to say well you know how is it , how is it working out in other in other types of societies where all the basic erm conditions of life may be different and that of course is one of these big erm big and small problems that we still , we 're still really at the at the starting point fact . |
| 4 | She had five whole days to go yet before she might chance to see Vendelin Gajdusek , she mused and , suddenly fired with enthusiasm , and mobile , she toyed with the idea of taking a look at the other spa towns — if they were not too far distant . |
| 5 | Games always result in a win-lose outcome where someone comes out on top but at the other person 's expense . |
| 6 | Look at the other person for approximately 60 per cent of the time |
| 7 | looking at the other person for at least half the time and holding eye contact for a complete thought ( usually about five seconds ) |
| 8 | Look at the other person for less than 50 per cent of the time . |
| 9 | Going along the roads , er it , it gets a bit boring after a while cycling on tarmac and it 's , once you come off you have a good laugh at the other person , you know , it makes it a bit , life more , a bit more adventurous , you know . |
| 10 | ‘ In fact , no disconnection was made at the fuse end , and although at the other relay end the old wire was disconnected , it was not cut back as it should have been , nor was it secured out of the way of its previous contact . ’ |
| 11 | Nevertheless , looked at the other way round these figures show that most older men and women enjoy reasonable if not perfect health . |
| 12 | Looked at the other way this means that at least 30 per cent of Englishmen in the mid seventeenth century were able to read and to sign their name . |
| 13 | Of course dad worked at the other pit , that was where he lived . |
| 14 | Rose pointed a furious finger at the other girl who was still sitting bewildered on the edge of the cot . |
| 15 | A lucky twist rolled them over and Evelyn launched a stinging slap at the other girl 's face . |
| 16 | The woman whose title had baffled Eileen waved her hand at the other girl dismissively . |
| 17 | I do , ’ Caroline admitted , holding the warm little body against her and experiencing a faint , inexplicable pang at the other girl 's words . |
| 18 | ‘ Very little point in your brother 's and my ‘ getting together ’ , Anneliese , ’ Caroline heard herself laugh flippantly , rigid with embarrassment at the other girl 's blunt attempts at matchmaking , ‘ since I 'm flying back to London tomorrow ! ’ |
| 19 | Staring at the other girl , her face puzzled , she began slowly , ‘ But Leo said — ’ |
| 20 | Robbie looked blankly at the other girl . |
| 21 | Blake looked at the other girl ; her eyes were dead . |
| 22 | ‘ I was just telling you that I reckon it was a good idea — to wait a day before going back to New York , ’ Carole repeated , smiling to herself at the other girl 's slightly abstracted expression . |
| 23 | She glanced at the other girl 's expression , trying to decipher her real meaning . |
| 24 | As the old man reluctantly accepted a sip of water , he glanced over at the other bed . |
| 25 | Before pursuing this theme , attention should be directed at the other issue arising from Brockway 's declaration , the abolitionist stance , which eschews efforts to improve life within prisons in favour of seeking to be entirely rid of the prison system . |
| 26 | Ewen Mackay had been staring hard at the other man while they talked . |
| 27 | He stumbled but did n't fall , turning his motion to attack with balletic ease , and coming back at the other man with tremendous force . |
| 28 | Confounded by this reply , Oscar looked across at the other man to see that he was n't looking at the stars at all , but was still busying himself with the body . |
| 29 | He smiled at the other man , then smiled at Beth , then at Cissie who , struck with horror at the thin man 's strikingly unpleasant face , pressed herself closer to Beth . |
| 30 | He began to aim at the other man , who was reloading his Luger , but was stopped by the Doctor 's hand on his shoulder . |