Example sentences of "to the corner of " in BNC.

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1 She ran past the Library to the corner of Unter den Linden and saw Karl , notable in his elegant overcoat , sauntering down the street .
2 I drove away slowly and then came to the corner of Union and Gloucester .
3 At that time there existed other good houses , up to the corner of Cedars Road , which were subsequently demolished to create the dual carriageway of the Great West Road Extension .
4 The odour of fried bacon surrounded him , and a dirty plate and cutlery , pushed to the corner of the table , showed that Albert had just finished his evening meal .
5 This gave him a view up one of the sidestreets which led down to the corner of the square .
6 Off they went to the corner of the street to see if they could see anything .
7 Then back to the corner of Blackmoor Drive and then we were told to parade at 10.45 p.m. for night duty .
8 It was a wet morning so they just took him to the corner and ran him to the corner of Richmond Row in his bare feet — brought him back — ‘ Put your shoes on ! ’
9 I 'd walk up to the corner of Mill Street — a very scruffy street , and there was a gang of fellers standing on the corner and some of them were sitting on the pub sill and others standing around .
10 The first ones ran straight over to the corner of the roof , saw the drop and veered back , colliding with the others still pouring up the staircase .
11 He ran to the corner of a large clump of rhododendron bushes flanking the parking area and peered along the drive .
12 We pass the Madeira Wine Company Lodge , with its museum and tasting room , and the Tourist Office , which also has an art gallery attached , and then comes to the corner of Avenidas Arriaga and Zarco .
13 If we go back up to the corner of Rua de Carreira and Avenida Zarco and go up Rua das Pretas , we come to the Church of São Pedro which was completed in 1598 and then extensively restored in 1747–8 , when the front was altered .
14 The patron moved to the corner of the bar , clear of everyone 's earshot , and began drying glasses .
15 I never saw the mail robber , though Tom played with his children — and caught nits from them , to Nonni 's horror — and I got to know his sister , Elsie : a thin woman with stiff , blonde hair who was never without a cigarette stuck to the corner of her mouth .
16 Go left to the corner of Bere Wood .
17 On its right-hand side a long scar ran from just behind the ear to the corner of his mouth .
18 Kate felt the blow , and swinging Lizzy round to face her , slapped her hard across the face , sending the girl flying to the corner of the cell .
19 So and this doorway has been inserted that close to the corner of the window .
20 That 's you know any any architect 'll tell you that 's just wild , that 's just ridiculous , it 's very dangerous to put a doorway so close to the corner of a window .
21 ‘ And you 're wrong , ’ he says , getting out of his seat and going to the corner of the room .
22 Her eyes were as dark as a rotten egg , and a tear of blood ran down alongside her nose to the corner of her mouth like a symptom of regret .
23 Bernice moved purposefully over to the corner of the passenger section where their meagre supplies were stored .
24 The man hurried down some other steps , crept up to the corner of the wall , and listened .
25 As I came nearer to the corner of the house , I heard my friends breathing loudly as they slept , and at once felt happier again .
26 Another , who 'd been injured in a brawl during exercise , sported fifty-eight stitches from the point of his chin to the corner of his left eye .
27 She followed to the corner of the schoolroom , and there stood watching in silence as Tutilo mounted , and the little cavalcade filed out at the gate and turned along the Foregate .
28 I went along the colonnade to the corner of the southern front of the house .
29 I got up and went to the corner of the parapet , from where I could see in three directions .
30 The waiter smacked a plastic plate containing the bill on to the corner of the table and glared at them .
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