Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [art] corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | What looked like an old army blanket , frayed at the edges and stiff with dirt , had been loosely spread in a corner , its fumy stink mingling with the smell of incense to produce an incongruous amalgam of piety and squalor . |
| 2 | ‘ With regard to positioning , swings are always placed in a corner , so children ca n't run in their path — most playground accidents involve swings . |
| 3 | The blades , twisted like tentacles , were then dumped in the corner of the field , near a hangar , which of course swiftly became known as the Octopus Den . |
| 4 | The house is prominently sited on the corner of Portland Street and Langham Street . |
| 5 | Billy was still slouched in the corner with his left leg stretched across the seat and his right arm around Mary 's neck . |
| 6 | Brian Deane , elevated to the full England squad for Wednesday 's World Cup clash with San Marino , pounced on some dithering by Bruce to fire a shot that was narrowly deflected for a corner . |
| 7 | Before long the bells of St. Andrew 's Church rang out for their wedding and Mary was safely ensconced in a corner of Ince , which Killigrew had carefully divided into four equal parts . |