Example sentences of "[verb] in the far corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rustling in the far corner . |
| 2 | Only then did I notice , lying in the far corner , two sets of packed saddle bags full of clothes and small caskets of personal jewellery . |
| 3 | A theatrical poster , protected by glass , was displayed in the far corner of the room . |
| 4 | After I had finished , a Phantom arose in the far corner of the room and proposed a vote of thanks ; and thereafter a Voice somewhere pronounced the benediction . |
| 5 | Straining his eyes , he could just make out the two boxes which were stacked in the far corner of the room and a picture frame which was propped up against them . |
| 6 | She slumped in the far corner of the white Corniche and watched her mother nervously hugging the steering wheel and peering at the road ahead . |
| 7 | They went beneath the simple chancel screen , across the sanctuary into a small lady chapel which lay in the far corner of the church . |
| 8 | She was just about to turn away from the window when she thought she saw something suddenly move in the far corner of the walled garden . |
| 9 | It was still only eight thirty and , apart from themselves and a man and woman sitting in the far corner , the bar was empty . |
| 10 | Wang Sau-leyan was sitting in the far corner of the room , turning the gift the Ping Tiao had given him in his hands , studying it . |
| 11 | He was standing in the far corner , talking to some men , and she was able to view him unobserved for a few moments . |
| 12 | As the doors swung outwards a cloud of black , evil-smelling smoke gushed out and Benny could see a fire raging in the far corner . |
| 13 | Among the pine supports in the far corner stood Fielding Goodney , looking ridiculously suave and decisive and somehow air-conditioned — in his jeans and fresh white shirt , in his suit of youth , and his money colour . |
| 14 | Winnie sat in the far corner of the pub ; a twilighted place and the sawdust thick for the feel of sand . |
| 15 | Lucas had been relieved of belt , tie , shoelaces , and everything in his pockets , and now he sat in the far corner on the mattress with his knees drawn up and his arms clasped around them , as if to present the smallest possible outer surface to the world . |