Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] in the corner [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps if my father had built a formica cocktail bar in the corner of our lounge my mother would still be living with us . |
| 2 | Jennie told Katharine to perform a 10m circle in the corner of the school , which helps bend the horse correctly , and then to shoulder-in up the long side . |
| 3 | Philip kept his eyes on the fish tank in the corner of the living-room . |
| 4 | We got out of the coach and walked through the gates to the stares of those gathered on the gravel , and over to a low metal hut in the corner of the compound where we were ordered to go inside and sit down in silence . |
| 5 | And lying back with a smile , he glances over towards the colour TV in the corner of the room . |
| 6 | After a few touch-and-goes I was able to clean-up slickly : throttles carefully forward a couple of inches at main-wheel touch ( no automatic fuel control below 16,000 rpm ) , hold the nose-wheel an inch or two off the tarmac and retract the airbrakes ( thumb switch up for speed-up ) , a bit more throttle , flaps to fifteen ( toggle switch on side console forward — do n't even contemplate touching that too-obtrusive up-and-down flap-shaped undercarriage selector in the corner of you eye on the panel ahead ) , more power , the roar deepens with a steady push from behind , glance at the ASI , full throttle , speed building through ninety , rotate , positive climb , gear up , speed 120 , flaps up speed 170 , crank on the bank and we are downwind again . |
| 7 | I was bending my brains to think of a way of introducing Brian Harley into the conversation when the television monitor in the corner of the tent gave me the ideal opportunity . |
| 8 | Meredith showered , dressed and breakfasted and turned her attention to the washing machine in the corner of the kitchen . |
| 9 | She pondered his words then glanced at the pay phone in the corner of the bar . |
| 10 | ‘ They are buried in paupers ’ graves beneath the old elm tree in the corner of the churchyard . |
| 11 | Doreen hunched miserably over her film magazine in the corner of the compartment , as the train rumbled through the night towards the north . |
| 12 | Believing the demonstration to be the cause of the alarm there was little reaction from the members attending the meeting and the Mr Bell continued despite the noise from the alarm bell in the corner of the room . |
| 13 | A little of the festive warmth seemed to die out of the air as they took their places around the low coffee table in the corner of the great hangar . |