Example sentences of "[noun sg] was [prep] the [adj] end " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah 's bedroom was at the other end of the landing , next to her brother 's . |
| 2 | ( All this action was at the furthest end from where Leeds fans were stood , so I could n't see much . |
| 3 | His village was at the upper end of the valley in which the woman of Lohali had been killed the previous week , and he told me that nothing had been heard of the man-eater since , and added that the animal was possibly now at the other end of the district . |
| 4 | His shop was on the top end of Road , when it was Road . |
| 5 | And the headmaster 's room was at the very end of that corridor where the fifth class was . |
| 6 | The woman was at the other end of the counter weighing bull's-eyes , and called at her just to leave the money . |
| 7 | Sinatra was on the other end , furious . |
| 8 | The man was at the far end of a line of slowly moving pack animals , and he had not noticed anything . |
| 9 | For TV , subject to the pattern of broadcast programme hours , the peak was at the other end of the day . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Her caravan was at the worst end of the site , surrounded by a sea of mud whenever it rained , and close to the rubbish dump . |
| 12 | Tilly Whim was at the southern end . |
| 13 | Sarah 's house was at the other end of it and I could see a couple of cars parked outside what I was sure was their home . |
| 14 | The face was on the other end and it was looking really surprised . |
| 15 | And er we were coming out of We were getting the tub out an and er me brother was at the front end of th It went off the rails and er as he pushed it back , I was at the back and it jammed me again the face , and broke this collar bone . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The Harvard dealer was on the sharp end of clients ' complaints . |