Example sentences of "a [noun sg] at both [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We land just after one o'clock and get straight into a Jag jam-sandwich ( so a ford at both ends — ha ! ) . |
| 2 | This was played with a piece of wood about six inches in length and three quarters of an inch in diameter , sharpened to a point at both ends and then placed on the ground . |
| 3 | The big hook which had once been part of a hanging scales was in the shape of the letter S , and sharpened to a point at both ends . |
| 4 | Leaves are bright green , long , tapering to a point at both ends , with the exception of the older leaves , which are rounded at the base . |
| 5 | Put a beachball at both ends and the comparison would be perfect . |
| 6 | Yeah it 's lovely there , yeah it 's erm a m just , a metre at both ends and then it shelves down to a metre and a half in the middle and it 's great , it 's warm , it 's , you know , it 's about about body heat actually . |
| 7 | If you forget this needle set up and have the needles starting and finishing on a red mark ( or on a blank at both ends ) , the same set of needles will work both ways , the others wo n't have a turn and after three rows , you are all jammed up ! |
| 8 | To find out which is which , hold a sausage at both ends ! |
| 9 | They are the only molluscs with a truly tubular shell , usually gently curved , with an opening at both ends . |
| 10 | The ellipsoidal egg of S. trachea has an operculum at both ends ( Fig. 36 ) . |