Example sentences of "[verb] in front of [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They cross roads diagonally , walk in front of parked cars and forget to look in more than one direction at junctions . |
| 2 | The harbour was filled with sleek , modern yachts berthed in front of countless restaurants serving up pizzas ( Italy is only 50 miles from Corsica 's east coast ) or fresh fish caught that morning . |
| 3 | And he was hauled in front of senior officers at Bolton police HQ yesterday . |
| 4 | ALTHOUGH the third Test at the Basin Reserve , Wellington produced the most evenly contested clash of an enjoyable and well-mannered series ; was played in front of good crowds ; say a notable milestone achieved by Ian Botham ; and contained several individual performances of high quality , there seems little doubt that it will always be remembered for the tragic injury to England fast bowler David Lawrence . |
| 5 | He never peed in front of other men . |
| 6 | ‘ The only thing the Met-does best is beat up blacks and sit in front of bloody computers planning how to crush the coming riots of Thatcher 's underclass . ’ |
| 7 | They sit in front of little screens and press little buttons , but no skill is involved . |
| 8 | It 's easily the biggest financial incentive ever dangled in front of British footballers and dwarfs the £14,000 the England players eventually earned for their troubles in Sweden . |
| 9 | She sang in front of distinguished personages , such as former Prime Minister David Lloyd George and Dame Margaret , and was a personal friend of Lady Megan Lloyd George . |
| 10 | ‘ On the floor looking at artworks , crouched in front of forgotten masterpieces ! |
| 11 | Despite a general rise in attendances , several clubs were on the verge of bankruptcy and limped from one financial problem to another playing in front of miniscule crowds often in grounds designed to suit manic-depressives from the dark ages . |
| 12 | He is bound to be nervous too , playing in front of big crowds — a big price tag — expectation — playing for the club he supported . |
| 13 | De Benedetti explained his prevarication yesterday , saying : ‘ It did not seem to be the appropriate moment to clarify the position of the company on arguments that must first , by their nature , be illuminated and discussed in front of judicial authorities . ’ |
| 14 | Bosses claimed 5,600 drunken Brits last year stripped , had sex , vomited and defecated in front of other campers . |