Example sentences of "him in a corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't want to put him in a corner and have him as an enemy . |
| 2 | Mlle van Williamsburgh was sitting beside him in a corner of the study , by the fire . |
| 3 | Society and its rules had trapped him in a corner . |
| 4 | Just occasionally , she caught sight of the cooking pots bustling down the wagon towards Gabriel and pinning him in a corner , and then she would laugh and heave them back to the top of the cart . |
| 5 | He also realised that this was a situation far beyond his metier and summoned the duty staff officer , who arrived resplendent in full ceremonials , pantaloons , highly polished knee-length riding boots , and regulation yellow walking stick , and visited Shaw in his billet and confronted him in a corner , where he held court . |