Example sentences of "on a corner [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is an ordinary suburban garden , surrounding my house , and on a corner on a busy road , only 3–8 km from Leicester city centre . |
| 2 | But the officer continued to look out of the window , while the Feldwebel slapped his knee with enthusiasm and , pointing to a group of civilians on a corner of the pavement , nudged the driver in the ribs . |
| 3 | 3 Put a large transparent plastic container ( e.g. a used ice-cream carton ) upside down on a corner of a garden-bed or lawn . |
| 4 | After a brief , appalled glance at Lydia , Mrs Molesworth ( Lil ) sat down on a corner of the sofa and asked the doctor a question about the imminent agricultural show designed to exclude Lydia from the conversation , to reveal her close knowledge of this event and therefore to illustrate her important position in the local community . |
| 5 | ‘ This is April , ’ he said , indicating a nondescript , darkish girl who sat on a corner of the sofa . |
| 6 | Roman sat on a corner of her desk and looked at her with such a grave expression that she cried out in alarm . |
| 7 | He dragged his gaze away , and shrugged , leaning on a corner of the table , half sitting there . |
| 8 | The one feature that does survive in various historic towns is the Georgian summer house , often square with a pyramid roof and perched on a corner above a garden wall to take advantage of the view . |