Example sentences of "[noun] be around [art] corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small shops , pavement cafes and steps are around every corner . |
| 2 | Right at the end of the street was the wall of a very old building , the entrance being around the corner in Barnards Cross . |
| 3 | Surprises are around every corner . |
| 4 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates said he expects to ship the follow-on to Windows 3.1 , codenamed Chicago , in 1994 but declined to say at what point in the year the upgraded system will be launched : ‘ We should debunk any notion that Chicago is around the corner , ’ Gates told an audience of developers sponsored by Microsoft — ‘ All we can say is we expect it will be in 1994 and we 'll keep people in touch on that . ’ |
| 5 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates said he expects to ship the follow-on to Windows 3.1 , codenamed Chicago , in 1994 but declined to say at what point in the year the upgraded system will be launched : ‘ We should debunk any notion that Chicago is around the corner , ’ Gates told an audience of developers sponsored by Microsoft — ‘ All we can say is we expect it will be in 1994 and we 'll keep people in touch on that . ’ |
| 6 | The Macedonian government was able to press its claim for recognition , which had been blocked by Greece , by threatening that war was around the corner . |
| 7 | The rise in unemployment frustrated the government 's spending plans , because of the rising costs of social security ; it also undermined the credibility of the government 's claims that its economic strategy was working and that economic recovery was around the corner . |
| 8 | The return of socialism would be the ‘ road to nowhere , a dead end ’ at a time when economic recovery was around the corner . |
| 9 | Unforeseen problems are around every corner ; subsoil inadequacy , drainage deficiencies , utility inaccessibility , requirements of the building inspector , the fire-officer , the highways department , the licensing officer . |
| 10 | Some say a new era of enlightenment is around the corner , some say that consciousness is quietly entering the mainstream , while others see a grim world of confusion and chaos ( not chaos theory but just plain chaos ) . |
| 11 | Under it , major changes in reserves would have created an overwhelming presumption that a change in the exchange rate was around the corner , and thus encouraged speculation on what was in effect a certain bet . |
| 12 | The entrance to Cathy Carne 's flat was around the corner — a wooden stairacse , well maintained , with a canopied landing at the top . |
| 13 | Wagamama is around the corner from the British Museum , through a discreet glass door , past a sand-filled ashtray and down some stairs to a big white basement with a shiny open kitchen at one end . |
| 14 | But it 's hard on Tour when you 're a long way from home and the only creature comforts you have are a television , a telephone and a McDonald 's around the corner . |
| 15 | " The house is around the corner . |