Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] in front " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay , now , what you should have in front of you , is a recipe for successful learning , because what you 've got at the top , right , what you 've got at the top is something that you 've learnt , and you think you 're pretty good at it , and what you 've got in the middle is , how you got to be good at it , and what you 've got at the end , is what you gain from having it . |
| 2 | It was a well-rehearsed routine ( he must practise in front of the mirror at home ) . |
| 3 | 6–6 The Session agreed that the choir should sit in front of the pulpit along with the Precentor instead of in one of the church pews as formerly . |
| 4 | The watches should lie in front of you , in full view . |
| 5 | ‘ I think we 'll eat in front of the fire , do n't you ? |
| 6 | His failings were many , he knew ; though she would not hear of them , ‘ You 're the father here , and the father must have respect ’ — she would say , sternly , to forestall any apologies he might begin in front of the children . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll go in front as the standard bearer , ’ said Nigel as he placed himself at the head of his patrol . |
| 8 | While one may whizz straight through the enemy , and another might stall in front of your Mob , the other one is bound to end up somewhere where you want him . |
| 9 | Er Now and I 'll sit in front of you listening . |
| 10 | Young members have this excellent magazine , Issue , which you 'll find in front of you this morning . |
| 11 | All they could see in front of them was a vast mass of barren open ground . |
| 12 | When she did n't answer he sighed roughly , increasing his pace so that he could walk in front of her and force her to stop . |
| 13 | I thought it was Annie , and we 'd go home together and see Marie and they 'd both be proud of me and we could sit in front of the Christmas tree together and guess what the wrapped up presents were , and eat mince pies and all that . |
| 14 | One could sit in front of the fire , but there the lighting was difficult and it was too scorchingly hot . ) |
| 15 | We needed a word processor that anybody could sit in front of and use quickly and easily . |
| 16 | Once indoors the dog would collapse in front of the fire , there , perhaps , to dream of the day when he 'd swap his flea collar for a laurel wreath , and his water bowl for a magnum of champagne with which to shower his adoring fans ! |
| 17 | He would stand in front of the bathroom mirror in his boxer shorts and expand his chest a few times , breathing deeply . |
| 18 | If they saw you shooting Pinochet looking like a dictator they would stand in front of the camera . |
| 19 | Sometimes she would stand in front of Sarah and stare at her in the most curious way , saying nothing . |
| 20 | Minder David Roberts would stand in front of a gunman to protect the singer , who has made her movie debut in The Bodyguard . |
| 21 | It was mostly the village pub at Bourn we went to , or the similar one at Great Gransden , where we would sit in front of the fire and have a few drinks , and Henry would try to get Rosemary into a corner . |
| 22 | Anger is an energy , and Kitchens Of Distinction are buzzing with outrage and tragedy and all those emotions that floppy indie sorts would faint in front of it trapped in a lift with them . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh Jessie , she 's no good , ’ she would say in front of the poor , unfortunate Girl . |
| 24 | ‘ Make as much of a splash as you can and the fish will run in front of you , if there is any fish left in here that is . |
| 25 | Levellers will perform in front of 70 , people during the tour , and already well over 50 , tickets have been snapped up , so get cracking if you want one for the Belfast gig . |
| 26 | I happen to drive a very small car er a Fiat one , two , six and you ca n't get much smaller than that and I am much more aggressive when I 'm driving that for the simple reason I think its this sort of principle although I 'm nearly six foot in that I 'm a small person and the small person mentality comes out because I get cut up continuously , they do n't do that when I 'm driving my husband 's car which is a Volvo , er they will cut in front of me , I do n't think they , if they knew what my brakes were like they would n't do it . |
| 27 | We guarantee nothing — wild birds are free to go where they wish and , though we can give them the best possible conditions , we can never be certain that they will stand in front of a hide ! |
| 28 | Acoustic Shoe will play in front of the cameras at last after 29 weeks of twiddling their thumbs as would be stand-ins who were never needed . |
| 29 | The local High School will play in front of a sell-out audience of 20,000 , with non-ticket holders tuning in to live broadcasts on radio and television . |
| 30 | I can conduct in front of the mirror , but if I was conducting an orchestra and something went wrong I could not put it back on the rails again . ’ |