Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] ahead of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The men grouped together ahead of him were hunched against the drizzle . |
| 2 | His white Sierra was parked just ahead of Henry , the door open , but there was no sign either of him or Arfur . |
| 3 | The speculating element had pushed far ahead of the line into Alberta along the location , and a place called Denwood sprang up . |
| 4 | You should both know exactly where you stand on all the major issues of planning , right from the start , so that mutually acceptable decisions can be made well ahead of time . |
| 5 | With regard to a carbon tax he said at Energy Questions on Monday that if that ’ were done unilaterally ahead of the rest of the world , it could put British industry at a severe disadvantage . ’ |
| 6 | Terry Lewis has already got there ahead of me . ’ |
| 7 | All items will be inspected well ahead of the opening of the fair , and nothing which has not been vetted , and whose description has not been approved , may be exhibited at any stage during the fair . |
| 8 | The customer would probably be unhappy if the project were completed well ahead of time at the expense of some key quality aspect . |
| 9 | Gallup in September 1980 asked voters to indicate which of various descriptions best suited the two candidates and Reagan was placed well ahead of Carter on several leadership questions : ‘ Has strong leadership qualities ’ , 65 per cent — 31 per cent ; ‘ Decisive sure of himself , 69 per cent — 37 per cent ; ‘ Has a well defined progam for moving the country ahead ’ , 53 per cent — 27 per cent ; ‘ You know where he stands on the issues ’ , 54 per cent — 33 per cent . |
| 10 | Being seated well ahead of the leading edge it is easy to keep the landing area in sight , and the descent angle is simply controlled with the throttle . |
| 11 | It is clear that over the 1980s , our investment record has run well ahead of that of the rest of the Group of Seven . |
| 12 | A wide range of mechanisms have been proposed by geophysicists attempting to model the broad patterns of uplift and subsidence observed but modelling has run well ahead of empirical testing . |
| 13 | Most years pocket money has kept well ahead of inflation , and this year is no exception . |
| 14 | As the camera pans left with this tennis player it is aimed slightly ahead of him to balance the shot by allowing ‘ walking room ’ . |