Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] the corner [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes you see someone painting a door or something and get that little bit done there and then they step back to make sure they have n't missed something cos they could be it could be so obvious to anyone who 's just standing , What 's he doing there he 's left a big piece in the corner there that |
| 2 | ‘ Well , there 's the lav and the 'andbasin that 's on the landin' , ’ said Mrs Beavis , ‘ but you got your own gas ring in the corner there . |
| 3 | A glance at the corner where the copper stood , then at the doorway behind me , where the light fell on the gleaming worktops and new cupboards . |
| 4 | Oh yes Dan used to stand outside calling er get your nice steak or get your nice egg bun and all this , they mostly had barkers , and it was competition you see between the , there was er Smiths the pork butchers , erm Cliffs the pork butchers , that was nearly by McMillans that were I forget and there used to be Olivers shoe shop round there and a Mr used to erm I do n't know whether you 've heard of Percy , no , and erm his father used to manage it and erm behind the Angel Alley you know the Angel Alley , well that was down shop there , and then there were several maid shops and there was the erm grocers , that 's er before you turn o that 's on the same side as Street , it , is it , is it Moors in Street , there 's a hardware shop on the corner now straight in the market place ? |
| 5 | And my mini 's up on top round the corner there . |
| 6 | Yeah , there was a sunbed round the corner probably . |
| 7 | A shallow stone sink in the corner where Rose unbuttoned the front of her dress to wash herself . |
| 8 | From one dim object to another he let his eyes roam , and he saw them all clearly : the Louis Quinze couch between the long windows , the French glass-fronted cabinet in the corner opposite , the sixteenth-century iron-bound chest standing in the alcove , its lid flat against the wall , held there by a pyramid of logs . |
| 9 | Her thoughts , which as usual these days were depressing , were disturbed by the noise of a fight , a fracas on the corner where Vetch Street met Millstone Lane . |
| 10 | The nurse pointed to a bed in the corner where Sigarup would sleep , and another , next to it , for Kānchho Ba . |
| 11 | He got up and went across to a bureau in the corner furthest from the fire , returning a moment later with a folder which he handed to the T'ang . |
| 12 | I mean , you can see that red bush in the corner quite clear now ! |
| 13 | Penny and her Second , Sylvia , talked about it all the way to the corner where Sylvia turned off for home , and Penny only remembered her lost budgie again when Sylvia said goodbye and added : ‘ I do hope you find Kelpie soon , Penny . ’ |
| 14 | Just gon na have to go on the little table in the corner right between |
| 15 | Sitting at a table in the corner so that they can see the door , catch the others ' eyes when they come in . |