Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is well placed for excursions to the most spectacular part of the lake , and a region through its position at the corner , where the main lake turns south to face the high massif of the Gotthard and the route which has always beckoned northern traders , adventurers , mercenary soldiers — and nowadays tourists towards the southern lands . |
| 2 | Another , who 'd been injured in a brawl during exercise , sported fifty-eight stitches from the point of his chin to the corner of his left eye . |
| 3 | Her eyes were as dark as a rotten egg , and a tear of blood ran down alongside her nose to the corner of her mouth like a symptom of regret . |
| 4 | Mary , who has said nothing up until now , stirs in her seat in the corner of the room . |
| 5 | A black witch , casting spells from her hiding-place in the corner . |
| 6 | ‘ Voila ! ’ said Madame from her chair in the corner of the well-curtained booth . |
| 7 | The house has three show façades , each one isolated from its fellow around the corner , each one with different window surrounds . |
| 8 | ‘ Lloyd George is right ! ’ he yelled from his cart at the corner of the Main Street . |
| 9 | In ten angular jerks and a trip Ranald rose from his seat in the corner by Luch to open the door for Lady Bridhe to leave . |
| 10 | Now , designing systems like that requires computers with big memories , much , much bigger than the ones that you can buy in your shop round the corner at the moment , and the programs are quite complicated , it 's quite difficult to do this sort of thing , but in principle there 's no reason why it should n't happen , and that would make computers much easier to learn to use . |
| 11 | Blanche retreated to her cubicle in the corner of the room , a knot of thoughtfulness still on her forehead , her movement followed by all the constables in the office who looked up from their conversations . |
| 12 | Many were the midnight cocoa sessions Rosemary and I had , sitting on her bed in the corner of Hut 4 , trying to sort out her love life . |
| 13 | And then he 'd lock the doors to the reception block , and he 'd retire to his back room and make himself as small as a child on his bunk in the corner . |
| 14 | if i can use a div 1 player ( bohinen , forest — tech wonder boy with amazing goals and great moves as a speciality — scored the most memorable goal of my life up to date against italy when we beat them at home 2–1 in the EC qual game on june 5th 1991 — world class defender baresi was on his way to the corner flag — outclassed by a bohinen move — when bohinen put the ball under Walter Zenga — i attended the game and had the perfect seat for that goal — hmm — i got a little carried away here , ehh ? ; - ) ) |
| 15 | Sorrel was on duty at her stall on the corner of the flea market , so that was my first port of call . |
| 16 | Seated at his desk in the corner by the window , Eliot would switch his chair round , and the guest would be settled down opposite . |
| 17 | Bridges broke on the narrow side of a lineout and Davies was driven over by his pack in the corner . |