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

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1 Somewhere people are drumming — it must be at the far end of the village , because at times the rhythm is distinct but when the wind takes it it becomes muffled , merging with the roar of the full monsoon river .
2 Therefore instead of walking all the way along the cliffs that morning , he decided to go down to the beach on the last lap of his journey , knowing that Edna and her small charge could well be at the far end , from whence he could quickly scramble up the pathway to the Tremayne property .
3 As she continued her searching look , trying to make out what might be at the far end , she became aware that she was gliding .
4 ‘ I ca n't picture it , ’ she said , ‘ but it could be at the far end from the flat . ’
5 I think she I think she might be at the far side .
6 The band , dressed in evening wear and sitting on a raised dais , were at the far end of the hall .
7 Kāli and her cousin , Jit , were at the far end of the roof waving their arms , keeping the sheep contained at one end only , stopping them going back down the steps at the other side .
8 It was odd when he came to think about it , but every now and again one or two of them would be posted , yet the five men who had accompanied him from Cranwell , and whose beds were at the far end of the hut , were still here .
9 These are at the far end of the Grotto and filled with the waters from the spring of the Grotto .
10 Make sure that the reading knob is at the far left of its slot .
11 The old town ( zono velha ) of Funchal , which is at the far ( eastern ) end of Avenida das Comunidades Madeirenses ( the sea-front road ) past the power station , is the oldest part of Funchal , dating back to the sixteenth century .
12 The one that where the bridge is at the far end ?
13 The owner of Redi-Hot , who seemed to spend most of his time reading a guide book , told Mr and Mrs Wordmaster , who looked suitably impressed , that Thunder Bay , one of Canada 's largest ports , was at the far west end of the St Lawrence-Great Lakes seaway and should really be called what the locals called it , The Lakehead .
14 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 .
15 The one bed that was occupied was at the far end of the ward .
16 The man was at the far end of a line of slowly moving pack animals , and he had not noticed anything .
17 It was at the far end of the attics .
18 The study door was open and there he was at the far end of the laboratory .
19 Number sixteen , where Laura lived , was at the far end .
20 ‘ He was at the far end of the table ; he had no opportunity . ’
21 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 .
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