Example sentences of "[conj] the corner [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | These pieces move about as the faces turn , but we soon notice that the corner pieces move only to corner places , and so on . |
2 | In restaurants — his tastes were no more sophisticated now than before , but occasionally he would do better than the Corner House — he would still order at the top of his voice , still hoping to be recognized . |
3 | All traces of glue must be removed from the inside corner , and the corner angle must be checked to an accurate 90° . |
4 | Almost all principles and the corner stone of socialism ie : nationalisation , have been thrown overboard in the scramble to be elected . |
5 | As a result monstrous tower blocks , not fit for human souls , were erected to replace the neat streets of individual terraced houses , vast impersonal motorways supplanted the agreeably irregular network of real roads , and as part of the dehumanization process , the Great railway stations , the local cinemas , and the corner shops , the familiar landmarks of a lifetime , were swept away . |
6 | Our street was a charred mess and the corner shop did n't open . |
7 | And the corner house is up for sale . |
8 | The foreshore was dark as pitch , but the corner street lamps palely illuminated the deck of Maurice . |
9 | The top , bottom and side bars are used to alter the window 's height and width , whereas the corner section is used to size the height and width together . |
10 | An end gun irrigates a further 100ft when the corner system is fully extended . |
11 | She could n't help thinking that Cara , who had been known to take the car to go as far as the corner shop to pick up a bottle of milk , would have folded long before this . |