Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] [prep] [art] corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nowadays we are so scattered about the country that it is very unlikely that any of us would have a Stainey just around the corner who could be relied upon to put up a first class polish . |
| 2 | Oh right , right , well I have a lady actually round the corner who 's er in the WRAF and er she 's doing it for me , she 's just on three week 's leave at the moment |
| 3 | He was about to speak when he noticed a movement out of the corner of his eye . |
| 4 | She caught sight of a movement out of the corner of her eye , whirled , but was too late to see anything . |
| 5 | Pushing a thermometer gently into the corner of his swollen mouth , she continued chattering away brightly to him . |
| 6 | Over at The Wine Cellar , Keith Meerza , the joint owner , has sat a customer down in the corner and is trying to persuade him to go to the police . |
| 7 | For example , consider the following exchange : A ( to passer by ) : I 've just run out of petrol B : Oh ; there 's a garage just around the corner Here B 's utterance may be taken to implicate that A may obtain petrol there , and he would certainly be being less than fully cooperative if he knew the garage was closed or was sold out of petrol ( hence the inference ) . |