Example sentences of "in a quiet corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new latrine now situated in a quiet corner of the orchard has been given a permanent status ; a shithouse clerk has been appointed . |
| 2 | If the trouble has started and does not look like stopping , the best solution is to provide an immaculately clean tray of fresh litter , place it in a quiet corner , and then shut the animal up in that particular room , releasing it only when it has used the tray in the approved manner . |
| 3 | Try to place this in a quiet corner of the room away from the door , especially if you have young children . |
| 4 | A sudden shaft of light flooded a face which the darkness of the salon of his apartment ( in a quiet corner of Paris 's seventh arrondissement ) had concealed . |
| 5 | Once he had heard of Charlotte 's predicament , however — explained to him in a quiet corner of the Beau Nash Tavern , Mount Ephraim — he realized there was nothing else for it . |
| 6 | In the municipal library , after consultation with an assistant , Melissa settled at a table in a quiet corner with two or three of the books that Antoinette Gebrec had recommended . |
| 7 | Over Adam 's shoulder , she watched as the couple moved to stand together in a quiet corner , deeply engrossed in each other . |
| 8 | Harris installed the two women in a quiet corner of the bar and bought a pint of bitter for himself , a brandy for Melissa and orange juice for Iris . |
| 9 | He did not recognize the man approaching him in a quiet corner of the drawing room , but feared he might be a drunken bore . |
| 10 | Johnny sits in a quiet corner of the pub with the Echo crossword and a rum and black . |