Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] in the corner " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | You have only to think of the situation in which a mother is terrified of thunder and panics whenever she hears it , rushing to close the curtains and to cower in the corner of the room . |
| 2 | Book Week sets out every year to persuade children that life is not square and sits in the corner with knobs on . |
| 3 | And goes and sits in the corner . |
| 4 | The two hedgers and ditchers were flat out and snoring in the corner pew . |
| 5 | Proctor gathered the rebound and scored in the corner . |
| 6 | Go and stand in the corner on one leg with your face to the wall ! ’ |
| 7 | I slip across the floor and stand in the corner of the room , so I 'll be away from , but behind , the kitchen door when they open it . |
| 8 | Put on the hat and stand in the corner . |
| 9 | There the typical New Zealand blind-side second-phase move unfolded , the ball moved quickly to Stuart Barnes ; then to Ian Hunter , the fullback , slipping up inside Tony Underwood , flicking past the last defender and scoring in the corner . |
| 10 | The ploy used to succeed for Jonathan Davies but it went horribly wrong for Parry , whose kick rebounded off Boobyer , leaving Proctor , the Llanelli left wing , to collect and score in the corner . |
| 11 | A massive , antiquated fan whirred and clattered in the corner of the office , turning on its metal stem , examining them one by one . |
| 12 | In these days of digital technology and modular electronics , it 's hard to know where to turn when your blue-speaker AC30 begins to issue smoke , your Copicat starts munching recording tape or your beloved Marshall JTM45 just sits and coughs in the corner . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , all right , ’ said Dolly , ‘ I 'll go and stand in the corner in a minute . ’ |
| 14 | I 'll go and stand in the corner I think for being naughty . |
| 15 | Collegians , McCluskey was once again on hand to finish a blind side move and score in the corner . |
| 16 | It was established that individual pathetic character once and forever by tying one end of his pocket handkerchief to a hook on , in the wall and attaching himself to the other to the performance , to , to the performance of this feat however the pocket handkerchief inside had been all he , he only cried bitterly all day and when the longest nights came on he spread his little hand before his eyes to shut out the darkness and crouching in the corner tried to sleep , everyone drawing himself closer and closer to the wall |
| 17 | ’ Andrew raised his eyebrows and confided in the corner of the room . |
| 18 | I ordered a glass of wine and sat in the corner where I could survey the whole place . |
| 19 | and went and sat in the corner of the bathroom and went , scowled at him for a bit ! |