Example sentences of "out [prep] the corner " in BNC.
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| 31 | It had been a mere moment of whiteness seen out of the corner of her eye but it had not moved purposefully like a horse does with a rider . |
| 32 | He cleared it of leaves and dragged it out of the corner into which the Friar had stuffed it . |
| 33 | But if you look off to one side and view the television with your peripheral vision , out of the corner of your eye , you will be aware of this twenty-five frames per second illusion : you will see the image flickering . |
| 34 | I saw her before she saw me , and watched her out of the corner of my eye . |
| 35 | Out of the corner of his eye he could see Mr Chan trying to comfort Steve while Ho stood by his side , staring at the Monument in terrified fascination . |
| 36 | Out of the corner of his eye he saw a face appear in the corridor . |
| 37 | ‘ Shut up , ’ said Drew out of the corner of his mouth . |
| 38 | Then , out of the corner of her eye , Perdita saw Angel approaching . |
| 39 | Out of the corner of his eye he saw some wirelesses in a shop window . |
| 40 | ‘ If you keep talking to me he might think we have n't seen him , ’ Benny hissed out of the corner of her mouth . |
| 41 | Out of the corner of her eye , she watched her husband staring down at the cot . |
| 42 | I would have loved to touch them to see what they felt like but I could see out of the corner of my eye that I was being watched . |
| 43 | Out of the corner of his eye , Hank could see her stricken face . |
| 44 | You must have noticed things out of the corner of your eye every day of your life — this is very similar , and the ability vanishes as soon as the eye focuses on one object . |
| 45 | Out of the corner of her eye she was aware of the group of horses and riders . |
| 46 | Out of the corner of his eye , Markby saw Pearce , taking notes in the background , shift in his chair . |
| 47 | She always observed every move he made out of the corner of one eye , though , and if he stirred in any way , even just to stretch or yawn , she would immediately react and flex herself to take defensive action . |
| 48 | Out of the corner of my eye , I could see Derek thinking , what 's he going to say ? |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | He absently slid his programme nearer to her so that it touched him now , glancing at her out of the corner of his eye . |
| 51 | I affected to become social with the others but out of the corner of my mind — while I played for the others the part of a poor miner 's son who was puzzled , but delighted by the attention these lovely people paid to him — I had her under close observation … |
| 52 | The mosaic occupied much of his consciousness so that he was only dimly aware — out of the corner of his eye , and mind 's eye — of Meh'Lindi , a flexible ebon statue of herself , yet still with an ivory face . |
| 53 | Slipping on his gloves , he saw out of the corner of his eye the sun rising above a belt of dark blue . |
| 54 | At the door he saw out of the corner of his eye the black limousine was still there . |
| 55 | Out of the corner of his eye , he saw a movement . |
| 56 | She saw the shadowy movement out of the corner of her eye and she was still reaching for her Beretta when she was struck heavily on the shoulder , knocking the Geiger-Muller counter from her hand . |
| 57 | This squirt of wheelspin which initiates the final turning phase is barely visible ; the turning is all over and done with by the time the speculator broadslides complete the rider 's acceleration out of the corner . |
| 58 | So this boy is looking at the irises and I 'm doing the VAT on a multiple despatch but I 'm also looking out of the corner of my eye and thinking , ‘ You 're a Monday to Friday . ’ |
| 59 | He was about to speak when he noticed a movement out of the corner of his eye . |
| 60 | The man clutched his stomach in agony then noticed the fallen Browning out of the corner of his eye . |