Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] [prep] [art] corner " in BNC.

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1 The secret is not to get too greedy and try to knock off large pieces : aim to knock out the back of the tile at the corner , which weakens the front , and then gently hammer the front , a bit at a time .
2 So where does that leave a privatised Post Office , particularly with its range of fancy commemorative stamps aimed at the philatelic market , each with its tiny silhouette of the Queen in the corner ?
3 Thur er Wednesday and Thursday the children I have before and after school at Goose Hill School , you know the one , the one near me , just the bottom of the road on the corner , that 's had to be closed on Thursday because the boiler room had flooded on Wednesday and er they had to dry it out and also the children from Newminster were told anyone living in the Middle Queens area go home
4 What would you see on the floor of the museum in the corner opposite the door ?
5 A drunk sat on the step of the pub on the corner , his head in his hands .
6 Goalkeeper Bolder off his line , punched away only to Andy Melville on the edge of the penalty area ; Melville ran forward after picking up the loose ball , hammered it forward , Martin Foyle getting the last touch of the ball into the corner of the net , and United now seemingly pushing forward towards three points .
7 Put some of the filling in a corner of each pastry strip .
8 One floor of the building at the corner of Smithdown Road and Garmoyle Road was completely gutted .
9 He sat in front of the white typewriter , listening to the ticking of the clock in the corner by the window .
10 Crane appeared in the middle of the track on the corner .
11 Yes , there it was stuck at the bottom of the bag in a corner .
12 When I turned Fox was sitting on the end of the table in the corner , lighting another cigarette .
13 Tom was standing on the stone steps of the shop at the corner , waiting for him .
14 It is 2215 hours , and the team room in a Detachment of 321 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company is quiet except for the steady drone of the television in the corner and the occasional outburst from the Province Incident Radio Net ( PIN ) .
15 On the co on the front of the house at the corner .
16 But Rangers finally drew level just on the half time whistle when Hateley side-footed a free kick from the edge of the box into the corner of the net .
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