Example sentences of "[vb past] in front of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crenshaw , long regarded as one of the finest putters golf has seen , moved in front of Davis Love with a three-under-69 after making three critical putts each from about 15 feet near the end of his round . |
| 2 | Paul moved in front of Dinah ; he could at least protect her . |
| 3 | Bare-headed , his dark curly hair sparkling with raindrops , Connor stopped in front of Joshua and said urgently , |
| 4 | Kit knelt in front of Ariel and cried ; he asked her for forgiveness . |
| 5 | Léonie knelt in front of Antoinette , rested clasped hands on her solid knees . |
| 6 | She knelt in front of Lucy , clasped her hands . |
| 7 | If he lingered in front of travel agents , she hurried him on . |
| 8 | Drawing a number of bolts , she opened its door and withdrew from the interior an elderly , moth-eaten wig which she flourished in front of Huy . |
| 9 | Her voice seemed to get shriller , too , and her hands danced in front of Julia 's painful eyes as she gesticulated more and more wildly . |
| 10 | It arrived in front of Mark with his name on it . |
| 11 | Suddenly a posse of television men with lights , handheld cameras and furry sound-amplifiers like caterpillars on sticks arrived in front of Morris with Amaranth Wilikins in tow . |
| 12 | Oh we were fine last night , we just sat plonked in front of Inspector Morse all night , you know , every time the er |
| 13 | Society has changed since the days of the cart and horse , or since men with red flags walked in front of cars at the same speed as the Orange Walk . |
| 14 | Benjamin walked in front of Rachel and studied her carefully . |
| 15 | He made the eagle , got in front of Nicklaus , and turns and says , ‘ He 'll never get past me now . ’ |
| 16 | The only one that springs to mind happened at Felton when their goalkeeper and left back got their legs hopelessly tangled and they collapsed in front of Darren Twink who was able to slot the ball home . |
| 17 | Athelstan left his desk and squatted in front of Rastani . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't mean that Anna did n't go on the way she did in front of Mena , but it was n't directed at Mena and she knew it ; she only minded her being unhappy . |
| 19 | She paused in front of Barnes and Noble and pretended to look at the book display in the window . |
| 20 | The mannikin ran in front of Cranston , jumping up and down . |
| 21 | As it was , he stood in front of Lucie 's chair leaping from foot to foot and gesticulating wildly . |
| 22 | Vologsky stood in front of Tzann 's desk , stiffly to attention . |
| 23 | She made her way across the road at a pedestrian crossing , and stood in front of City Hall . |
| 24 | Gone are the days when people stood in front of boards with magnetic symbols . |
| 25 | Often , she had felt for him as they both stood in front of Mr Browning as the money order was made . |
| 26 | The old man had never suggested before that they have a drink together ; maybe it was all part of that new world he had entered when he stood in front of Mr Albert 's mirror in his new suit . |
| 27 | Geoffrey got out of the car and stood in front of Michael , willing him to calm down . |
| 28 | Instead of getting out at her own floor she went on up to the fourth floor , and stood in front of Matthew Prescott 's front door . |
| 29 | Three guards ran into the room with their big guns and stood in front of Gog . |
| 30 | Mr Holland , 48 , revealed actors stood in front of walls in early episodes to hide the fact that parts of the set were not painted . |