Example sentences of "went [prep] the corner " in BNC.

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1 Leeds 's opening try in the 12th minute had also been a fine effort , spread over 70 yards and involving Schofield , Maskill and Izzard before Coleman went for the corner .
2 The thoughts swirled through her mind as she followed Silas and Doreen to the dining-room , and as they went towards the corner table Matt stood up .
3 And he went into the corner and cried .
4 Luckily for me , it went into the corner .
5 He shivered ; he put the central heating on ‘ constant ’ ; he went round the corner for a bottle of whisky .
6 We went round the corner out of the way only to find the lads from the nailery there .
7 I waved goodbye and went round the corner to the wines and spirits .
8 When he went round the corner to her room and knocked , she would have to pretend that she had been down to the kitchens .
9 He went round the corner of the building shining his lamp but nothing was to be seen .
10 They went round the corner , and the child stopped in front of a flight of steps leading up to a dilapidated house , one of a number in the street .
11 ‘ Stead of that , she went round the corner of the stable , and she hit the corner of the barn and turned the tumbril right over , that did !
12 On the next day he took Lane with him , together with a woman detective whose services he had borrowed , and went round the corner into Queen Charlotte 's Alley to visit Sarah Fleming .
13 Not desiring to defile the wall of the consecrated place , I went round the corner to spit into the gutter .
14 Well after they went round the corner one of these erm well stupid young lads in the back er lifted his two fingers on the pickets .
15 She was told to sit tight while he went round the corner to the newsagent , returning with an armful of print .
16 He started the bike , eased it forwards and suddenly they were tilting over as they went round the corner .
17 yeah cos Derek were going backwards when we went round the corner were n't we ?
18 Off they went to the corner of the street to see if they could see anything .
19 So I got dressed and went to the corner shop to nick three Wormy bars , but Brett and Damon snuck up behind and they said they 'd tell if I did n't give them a bar each .
20 I got up and went to the corner of the parapet , from where I could see in three directions .
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