Example sentences of "[noun sg] into the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can do without that , ’ replied the stranger brusquely , squeezing his bulk into the corner . |
| 2 | They had thrown the bear into the corner of the room . |
| 3 | His accomplice hesitated a second too long , and Connor kicked the weapon into the corner , then followed up his advantage . |
| 4 | He poured the neat whisky into the corner of his mouth and wriggled with slow , painful relief . |
| 5 | The rider does n't just lean the bike into the corner — he knocks the machine on to its side , pushing heavily on the right handlebar to turn the front wheel to the left and drop the machine to the right . |
| 6 | With the bike into the corner and turned , the rider is thinking of one thing only from now on — getting on to the throttle as soon as possible . |
| 7 | But Scunthorpe withstood the pressure and scored in injury time with the very last kick of the match , Ian Helliwell curling a free kick into the corner of the net . |
| 8 | Glenavon scored their third four minutes from time when Armstrong raced clear of the home defence to drive the ball into the corner . |
| 9 | It followed a lovely move ; Shaun Strang sent Loughran galloping down the right , his cross appeared to be handled by Blues ' defender John McConnell but before anyone could make a protest about it Manley drove the ball into the corner of the net past Wesley Lamont . |
| 10 | Goalkeeper Bolder off his line , punched away only to Andy Melville on the edge of the penalty area ; Melville ran forward after picking up the loose ball , hammered it forward , Martin Foyle getting the last touch of the ball into the corner of the net , and United now seemingly pushing forward towards three points . |
| 11 | But United were n't to be denied , Mike Ford 's shot was deflected across the face of the goal and there was Andy Melville to poke the ball into the corner of the net , United to continue to come forward , but continued to waste chances that came their way . |
| 12 | He hooked a finger into the corner of his mouth , as though he was versifying on the spot . |
| 13 | Sometimes , just as I drifting off to sleep , I can see Dan Rogers running the length of the pitch to slip the ball past Bob Wilson , or Allan Clarke 's diving header past Geoff Barnett in 1972 , or Willie Young presenting Ipswich Town 's Roger Osborne with an unmissable chance in 1978 , or Nigel Winterburn 's penalty miss ten years later , or Seaman palming Lineker 's cross-shot into the corner of the net in last year 's semi-final . |
| 14 | Boss Man tumbling out of the ring , Berzerker dragging him back in , Boss Man pulling hair , Berzerker slamming Boss Man into the corner , Boss Man retaliating with biff-wham-pow punches , Boss Man belly-flopping onto the deck , Berzerker straddling him , yanking his head back as if to break his neck . |
| 15 | But Rangers finally drew level just on the half time whistle when Hateley side-footed a free kick from the edge of the box into the corner of the net . |
| 16 | But almost immediately , Paul Tosh equalised for Danny McGrain 's side , firing a low shot into the corner of the net in 15 minutes after an error by Stewart Burgess . |
| 17 | The game started disastrously for United when after a mistake by Martin Shepherd , Kenny Langston ran on to beat the advancing Richardson with a low shot into the corner of United 's goal in the fourth minute . |
| 18 | Boyd Stych unlocked the front door and slung his knapsack into the corner reserved for the coats and hats of his wife 's visitors ; clumped through the lounge in his heavy , laced boots and shouted not very hopefully : ‘ Hi , Olga , I 'm back ! ’ |