Example sentences of "[vb past] around the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it got dark I drove over and parked around the corner . |
| 2 | The conveyance came around the corner , quite recklessly , and pulled up at the sight of him . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But as they came around the corner to the front of the house , they heard a familiar reedy voice hail them and , turning , found themselves confronted by Miss Merchiston herself , her pale eyes going from one to the other with the air of one who had known how it would be . |
| 6 | I ducked around the corner of the alleyway and flattened myself against the wall the way a flounder hugs the ocean floor . |
| 7 | The Luggage hurtled around the corner , its several hundred knees moving like pistons . |
| 8 | A dangerous light glinted in his eyes , small lines flared around the corners of his mouth , and his colour was slightly heightened . |
| 9 | While they watched the rain a horse suddenly walked around the corner of the track ahead . |
| 10 | In fact , they just walked around the corner and got into Agnes 's rented car . |
| 11 | He took a deep breath , primed the fuse , and leapt around the corner , arm raised . |
| 12 | She dashed around the corner , glad to see his dark bulk again . |
| 13 | He waved goodbye , saying thank you and disappeared around the corner . |
| 14 | Philpott gave her a reassuring smile , then he and Kolchinsky disappeared around the corner in search of the restaurant . |
| 15 | She scurried around the corner into Barley Hill , but by the time she reached number 52 her hair was glistening with raindrops . |
| 16 | Hot rumpy on the beach , with Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster inadvertently heralding the libidinous fury of the rock 'n' roll revolution that lay around the corner . |
| 17 | Without further ado , he slipped around the corner , and rushed towards the gangplank , ignoring the shots that zipped past . |
| 18 | The groom 's party — green-turbanned farmers from Haryana — appeared around the corner of the lane and formed a circle outside the entrance of the house . |
| 19 | She held her breath as the road widened slightly , and with a roar the Aston Martin shot forward , only just reaching the safety of the road ahead before a black saloon appeared around the corner . |
| 20 | She had sprinted over the drive and was halfway across the stone-flagged terrace when a figure appeared around the corner of the house . |
| 21 | She ran around the corner and straight into the arms of John Delaney , screaming before she could stop herself . |
| 22 | She shivered as a stray gust of wind whistled around the corner of a side-street , averting her eyes from the shadows cast by the encroaching house frontages . |
| 23 | The shadows of a mouse projected upon the wall in such a way could make us believe a monster lurked around the corner . |
| 24 | The Yorkshireman explained that he lived around the corner , if Bruce needed to rest between gigs . |
| 25 | The only oddities were the ( apparently quite normal ) clouds of smoke exuded by the Marbore IIs on shut-down and the speed with which the fuel bowser zoomed around the corner to refill our tanks . |
| 26 | In a matter of seconds , the aged bocor limped around the corner , and approached warily . |
| 27 | Barking ferociously , the big Great Dane rushed from the rear of the house , skidded around the corner and hurled herself at the gate with such force that it creaked under the impact . |