Example sentences of "one corner [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | Two rectangular buildings there had a pit sunk in one corner which might be taken as a distinguishing feature . |
2 | On one corner they were hooted after by a group of young men wearing brown bowlers tipped over their eyes , and then they grew particularly bold , following them along the cracked pavement , Rose turned and screamed after them , ‘ Does yer muvver know yer art ? ’ |
3 | In one corner we have Nintendo as represented by a dodgy Italian plumber called Mario , and in the other we have Sega which has put its faith in a trendy blue hedgehog called Sonic . |
4 | In one corner we put a box where the bird could shelter , and we covered this with corrugated iron sheeting ( though it 's since been replaced with corrugated plastic ) . |
5 | In one corner there is a sunken jacuzzi with a young person in it , moving sinuously in the bubbling waters . |
6 | In one corner there was a sink and a gas ring , partly hidden by a screen , a pile of unwashed crockery on a small table and a red plastic bucket filled with empty tins , tea leaves and broken egg shells . |
7 | His own trade included the quick memorising of landscape and cityscape and at one corner there was an L-shaped alley that cut off the building on the corner itself giving an alternative route to making a left turn on the streets . |
8 | It was bright , with house-plants , posters of pop stars and cartoons and in one corner there even appeared to be a hamster or a gerbil in a cage , but as Rachel looked around she caught David watching her carefully . |