Example sentences of "come [prep] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she had come round the corner of the house from putting her bicycle in the old stable block , Inspector Blakelock had been standing at the front door almost as if he were waiting for her . |
| 2 | T. D. A woman in Kent Street used to come to the corner with a bottle of beer . |
| 3 | He had come to the corner , and turned it ; and beheld the carriages . |
| 4 | A figure walking along the path on the outside of the wire came into the corner of my vision . |
| 5 | See , the other week there , I was on beat duty and this wee nipper , could n't have been more than 6 or 7 , came round the corner and says to me , ‘ Fuck off , ya black bastard . ’ |
| 6 | Sergeant came round the corner and he said , ‘ Where have you been ? ’ |
| 7 | as if to confirm her statement , a tall powerfully built man came round the corner of the house carrying a box of potatoes . |
| 8 | I think the principle was that if the terrorists came round the corner , then they 'd make such a noise shooting us that they 'd wake up everybody inside and give them time to lock the door , and that was really our only role . |
| 9 | And at that moment , the two people that usually took over from us came round the corner , poked their heads round and said ‘ Oh hello , fancy seeing you here , we just thought we 'd pop round to say goodbye . ’ |
| 10 | Just then , a car came round the corner and flattened the poor moggy . |
| 11 | ‘ Suddenly a police van came round the corner and pulled up to see what was going on . |
| 12 | Well funnily enough I went down there last week , and I must admit I I came round the corner and there was one particular vehicle still does it . |
| 13 | The two scientists whom she had followed came round the corner . |
| 14 | He came round the corner of his desk . |
| 15 | She came round the corner , this tiny thing who did not reach to the top of the bed board even with the extension of the umbrella . |
| 16 | John came round the corner . |
| 17 | She breathed in to say something , but her father came round the corner of the stage . |
| 18 | He dropped his cigarette on the floor and stamped on it as Berger came round the corner , a rolled-up map under his arm . |
| 19 | I think he waited on Blackberry Hill in the dark until Sal and Alec came round the corner and then he bumped their car off the road and into space . |
| 20 | They could hear the sound of music coming nearer , and everyone turned as a silver band came round the corner into the main dusty street , men dressed in grey trousers and pink shirts , their instruments glistening in the morning sun . |
| 21 | Then Miguel himself came round the corner of the villa , dressed in a white open-necked shirt and dark fitted trousers . |
| 22 | across the road and took my cigarettes out , out my pocket to light up a cigarette and a bus came round the corner so I put it back again . |
| 23 | And er she says , sh she said you came round the corner too quick , you were n't there when I looked in the mirror ! |
| 24 | It came from the corner of the room where the rope hung down . |
| 25 | I drove away slowly and then came to the corner of Union and Gloucester . |
| 26 | He had his eyes downcast when they came to the corner of the great hall , and he did not see the Prince approaching , leading by the hand an unknown lady . |
| 27 | he came to the corner stop and she reversed straight into him ! |
| 28 | The conveyance came around the corner , quite recklessly , and pulled up at the sight of him . |
| 29 | Back on the veranda , the chairs were still empty , but before they could sit down there came the sound of footsteps and Faye Hamilton came around the corner of the house . |
| 30 | She had mastered Eddie 's cycle and came around the corner as though she were taking part in one of the bicycle races which had recently become such a popular spectator sport . |