Example sentences of "be [verb] at the bottom " in BNC.

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1 In any case , if there was an innocent explanation of the existence of the photograph , why had it been hidden at the bottom of the drawer ?
2 A case , or carton , something like that , had been placed at the bottom .
3 On the spine , these bindings are positioned at the bottom of the sawcuts and do not have any protrusions ; but , on the cross-spars , an extra triangular form extension ( it is n't critical though appointed shape is best ) for the bow tensioner has to be made .
4 A well-chosen statue as a focal point in the middle of the bed and a brick " mowing edge " has been incorporated at the bottom of the wall to make grass cutting and edging a far easier proposition .
5 So look , they 're squashed at the bottom .
6 When you 're losing at the bottom , failure is a reality — you 're removed from the division you 're competing in .
7 The Dons are anchored at the bottom of the Premier League after crashing to defeat in all three opening matches .
8 The Dons are anchored at the bottom of the Premier League after crashing to defeat in all three opening matches .
9 Two such structures are shown at the bottom of the page .
10 Eight practice trials ( one for each question-answer combination ) were given before the experiment proper , and the stimuli and questions for these are shown at the bottom of the second page of the aforementioned question sheet .
11 Formulae , such as ‘ 2 + 2 = 6 ’ , are displayed at the bottom of the screen .
12 It was belatedly discovered at Lemnos that the transport ships had been incorrectly loaded so that crucial material , required immediately on landing , had been packed at the bottom of the holds .
13 Women in particular are concentrated at the bottom of their occupational hierarchy of the least rewarding jobs .
14 But today , realizing the problems she might have in controlling her mount let alone in staying on should it prop at a hedge or peck on landing , she decided discretion was the better part of valour and shortening her left rein swung Hullabaloo away in the other direction to take what was known as the Funks ' Run , which ran round a long ridge of elms , across the brook at its narrowest point , and then over a good two miles of open ground , with only one reasonable sized open ditch and hedge to be jumped at the bottom of the dip before a long run uphill which led back to the last of the Vale hedges .
15 The piece to cover the Fluval 3 need only be drilled at the bottom , ten quarter inch holes being sufficient , but ten at the top and bottom of the piece for the Fluval 2 .
16 The formation of the double stranded oligonucleotide in the competition of the single stranded probes by the complementary strand can be seen at the bottom of Figure 2B and is clearly demonstrated in Figure 3 ( lanes 9-12 ) ( no extract or poly ( d ( I-C ) is added , only competitor oligonucleotides ) .
17 The dial is in a slightly difficult position to read , and the required letter should be positioned at the bottom of the trigger , which was n't immediately obvious .
18 If the Offline System does not require any information to be entered , the cursor will be positioned at the bottom of the screen .
19 The cursor will then be positioned at the bottom of the screen for the operator to type a further suitable reply .
20 Sprues can however sometimes be detected at the bottom .
21 In both primary and secondary schools , women were more likely to be found at the bottom of the hierarchy of teaching posts .
22 Thus the base of the Epicene System must be defined at the bottom of its basal Binomial Series , and the base of that Series must be defined at the bottom of the basal Para Zone .
23 Thus the base of the Epicene System must be defined at the bottom of its basal Binomial Series , and the base of that Series must be defined at the bottom of the basal Para Zone .
24 It would of course mean all the doors would have to be cut at the bottom to clear it , and the whole area ought to be covered to avoid having a slight step .
25 The Australian yellow submarine looked to be sunk at the bottom of a roadside ditch .
26 Select the ones that have held bottles , because they will be stapled at the bottom and are much stronger .
27 It has to for it to be festering at the bottom !
28 And now , on a clear morning , Graham Little and I are sitting at the bottom of the wall , fit and ready to go , and the wall is plastered with verglas .
29 ‘ If we had been sitting at the bottom I could accept my fate , but we are seventh and have lost only one of the last eight games . ’
30 And in fact at the end of the expedition ski poles which had been left at the bottom of the climb had vanished .
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