Example sentences of "[vb past] ahead of [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A faint wisp of smoke rose ahead of me from the town dump . |
| 2 | Stephen walked ahead of her on the river bank . |
| 3 | She walked ahead of me on the narrow path ; she had slender legs and pretty ankles . |
| 4 | With her mind reeling , Merrill walked ahead of him down the stairs and out into the windy street . |
| 5 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 6 | She pulled away and walked ahead of him along the corridor , hearing the measured tread of his footsteps as he followed , and to her over-sensitive ears they seemed to match exactly the pounding , thudding beat of her heart . |
| 7 | Louise walked ahead of him up the path carrying the pie in a wicker basket . |
| 8 | Large spiders and segmented insects streamed ahead of her through the leaves , as if to escape attack . |
| 9 | At ground level the street was lined with traditional little native shops , most of them carpenters , it seemed ; and as they came through the Tentmakers ' Bazaar , with its gay awnings and saddle-cloth and leather work , they saw ahead of them in the archway of the gate the gleam of the blue tiles of the tiny Dervish mosque . |
| 10 | Sabine stared ahead of her through the windscreen . |
| 11 | He went ahead of her to the concert hall , bought the tickets , and stood waiting for her in the foyer . |
| 12 | She went ahead of him up the narrow stairs , which twisted round . |
| 13 | But Kirk 's reputation went ahead of him for a few years to come . |
| 14 | She went ahead of him into the living room . |
| 15 | The abundance of such stories amongst black sportsmen indicates clearly that , at the point of exit from school , they had fairly clear and well-rounded conceptions about what lay ahead of them in the world of employment . |
| 16 | Nothing lay ahead of her except the thickening belts of trees that ringed the head of the valley . |
| 17 | The road became narrower and ran ahead of me like a twisting silver elver . |
| 18 | Holly-jack waved , then pointed ahead of them to the north . |