Example sentences of "[prep] his corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | But trainer Francois Boutin came out of his corner in fighting mood . |
| 2 | Nor to that of Wally Swift Jun. whose father , a former British welterweight and middleweight boxing champion , would meticulously plan and implement training programmes at Birmingham City ABC and insist on taking charge of his corner in competitions . |
| 3 | The introductions were reciprocated by Hope who gathered Mary into his corner as proprietorially as Shelborne had spoken for Catherine . |
| 4 | The memory of it revitalised a bonny smile but he was aware that there had been some anxiety in his corner . |
| 5 | Technical advice from fellow Lancastrian John Spencer helped to land last year 's title and he is again in his corner . |
| 6 | For the rest of the round , my father took such a pasting that his father , who was in his corner , threw the towel in . |
| 7 | Ruth looked , and saw Adam had at last reacted to something ; he was crouched low in his corner , eyes set on Jake . |
| 8 | In his corner , a second pulls Ali 's shirt-tail from his trousers ; the top button remains buttoned . |
| 9 | When she went out , Matthew , who was sitting quietly in his corner , whispered to Anne , ‘ Keep a little imagination , Anne , not too much , of course , just a little . ’ |
| 10 | He dreamt that he was in Fagin 's house again , and could see the old man sitting in his corner , whispering to another man . |
| 11 | In his corner Joseph found himself grappling with an overwhelming sense of bewilderment . |
| 12 | The old bear Emma had given her sat in his corner , accorded dignity , but no longer attention . |
| 13 | In his corner of the cell Gabriel , overwhelmed by the shame of prison and the nearness of the pig , clutched his knees to his chest and rocked to and fro , trying to imagine he was somewhere else . |
| 14 | ‘ I can vouch for it that nobody has moved from his or her desk all the time you 've been here , except for Nigel and he has not moved from his corner . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You 're not very successful as a story-teller , ’ the bachelor said suddenly from his corner . |
| 16 | ‘ You were certain enough last Saturday afternoon when you put the boot in , ’ said Pascoe casually from his corner . |
| 17 | Naseby leapt up from his corner seat in a temper . |
| 18 | It is safe to assume that these were prominent factors when Biggs was considered as a possible opponent for Mason who will go to his corner at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight with a record of 31 professional victories , 30 inside the distance . |
| 19 | that , to listen to his corner , is an infantry movement all by itself . |
| 20 | As the Darlington boxer went back to his corner after his national schools championships intermediate 45kg final at Derby on Saturday against Middlesex 's Reg Robshaw , he muttered : ‘ Please God let me win it . ’ |
| 21 | When the bell sounded he dropped his gloves and turned to go back to his corner . |
| 22 | Dennis said at his corner shop in Brandon , Suffolk , yesterday : ‘ I decided to stock milk for customers and bought 20 pints on the first day . |
| 23 | Hodkinson , encouraged by his corner , was now making all the running . |