Example sentences of "was [vb pp] in front [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the first clash , when the crowd was halted in front of the police cordon , some of the women had argued with the police and told them that they too were victims of the ‘ system ’ . |
| 2 | He was a strict disciplinarian whose word was law and , while players could argue with his views and put their own ideas to him freely , he would tolerate no arguing with umpires ; when Sobers once disputed an lbw decision he was reprimanded in front of the team . |
| 3 | The stele was placed in front of the Ministry of Italian Africa , today headquarters of the U.N . |
| 4 | She got into the car , which was parked in front of the house . |
| 5 | For example , one cell would only respond when a hand was moved in front of the animal 's eyes . |
| 6 | Before the ballet started , an announcement was made in front of the curtains that what the audience would hear was the composer 's full intention , and not the orchestra playing incorrectly . |
| 7 | At 18.30 a special evening train was behind 2857 in order to give visitors the chance to experience night steam , and on return to Toddington the loco was positioned in front of the station building to provide photographic opportunities . |
| 8 | Richard Foley died 6 July 1657 , and was buried in front of the chancel steps at St Mary 's , Stourbridge . |
| 9 | It was the same banner that flew over the columns of marching men converging on the Women ‘ s Battalion guarding the Provisional Government in St Petersburg … the same banner that was raised in front of the crowds surging into George Square in Glasgow . |
| 10 | Miriam was seated in front of the dressing table with her back to him , brushing her hair . |
| 11 | The stone wall which was inserted in front of the existing rampart was just over 2 m ( 6½ ft ) in width and was constructed of Kentish ragstone faced with dressed blocks ; bonding courses of tile have been recorded in places . |
| 12 | The same holds true when the AvaII fragment , containing both elements , was cloned in front of the tk-promoter . |
| 13 | A long wand was kept in front of the Abbey so that , in case of sudden emergency at night , he could be aroused by tapping on his bedroom window . |
| 14 | Mixing west with east , a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in front of the CVS building . |