Example sentences of "corner of [pron] [noun sg] the " in BNC.

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1 She could not hold in a corner of her mind the rational knowledge that this was purely childish .
2 Our of the corner of his eye the Major could see Harrison smirking , and he felt his temper rising .
3 Out of the corner of his eye the Captain took in the man 's elegant , obviously expensive clothes , noted the perfume not quite smothered by cigar smoke , and remembered the remark about whether it was worthwhile going to bed .
4 Slipping on his gloves , he saw out of the corner of his eye the sun rising above a belt of dark blue .
5 At the door he saw out of the corner of his eye the black limousine was still there .
6 From the corner of his eye the stout grey-haired man saw the thug shift his grip on the club .
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