Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] in front [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But whenever Angus and his daughter went out in the boat fishing for their lives to keep themselves fed , it seemed that a seal swam in front of the boat and lead them towards the places where the fishes were thickest in the sea in that part of the coast . |
| 2 | The officer 's evidence will probably be in the following terms : ‘ I had a good view of the zebra crossing when I saw a pedestrian step on to the crossing limits from the footpath outside the Town Hall and walk about one third of the way across the crossing when the defendant drove in front of the pedestrian etc . ’ |
| 3 | About ten guards stood in front of the gate . |
| 4 | Bombs exploded in front of the United States embassy on Sept. 26 and at the US-Chilean Cultural Institute on Dec. 28 , the latter attack being attributed to the FPMR . |
| 5 | It says in Revelation 12:4 , ‘ The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth , so that he might devour her child the moment it was born . |
| 6 | The 16-year-old stood in front of the dock with a policeman at his side . |
| 7 | The Feldwebel sat in front with the driver , and the officer , who undid the flap of his holster and swivelled his belt round so that his automatic was more accessible , sat in the back with me . |
| 8 | Stephen parked in front of the old white-painted building , its starkness relieved by bright-green shutters . |
| 9 | When he drove down the gravelled road along the edge of the site to the curator 's house , at half past nine , he found the bronze Aston Martin parked in front of the doorway , and Gus Hambro just handing out Charlotte 's suitcases . |
| 10 | Then it was as if a grey curtain fell in front of the window . |
| 11 | Another bomb fell in front of the bus garage at South Croydon on 10 May 1941 . |
| 12 | Philip stopped in front of the shed . |
| 13 | Barak parked in front of the house and climbed out of the car , locking the door behind him . |
| 14 | André 's delighted grin brought a resigned smile to her lips , and they caught a cab to one of the casinos , where the roulette tables were buzzing with that particular glittering breed of night-life whose adrenalin flowed in front of the gambling table . |
| 15 | Kiah stood in front of the Commander . |
| 16 | A row of limp , blank faced figures sat in front of the windows , begging what they could from the steady stream of shoppers . |
| 17 | Rising to his feet , Vitor stood in front of the fireplace with his legs set apart and his arms folded . |
| 18 | Willie stood in front of the range . |
| 19 | When everyone was reasonably settled Mr Peters stood in front of the congregation and clasped his hands . |
| 20 | Queen Margaret and Lady Carey rode in front of the cavalcade , shimmering in their heavy brocade dresses . |
| 21 | Katy twirled in front of the mirror and smiled and smiled . |
| 22 | The woman waited in front of the door for a long time . |
| 23 | Zeno stood in front of the priest , arms hanging down , his face sallow and lean with rage . |
| 24 | The woman stood in front of the prison . |
| 25 | Shenley went in front in the thirty fifth minute as City failed to get clear Mark Turrell 's corner kick , as the ball crossed the goal line . |
| 26 | Conrad stood in front of the figure-length wall mirror in his basement flat and tried to successfully knot a maroon cravat . |
| 27 | A green rug tousled in front of the door . |
| 28 | A pigeon flapped out of the trees and George went in front to the fence . |
| 29 | I am in no doubt that , having regard to the way this matter proceeded in front of the judge , it would not be right to refuse to receive this evidence . |
| 30 | Newton only learnt of the charge on Monday , two days before the county appeared in front of the TCCB . |