Example sentences of "[noun pl] around the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or are we just creatures of our time , trapped by our failure to see the solutions around the corner of our life-span ? |
| 2 | When Nicolae Ceauşescu first arrived in the city , Bucharest contained a dazzling array of buildings of all styles : examples of its older Balkan heritage could be found side by side with grandiose business palaces in the style of Central Europe 's Griinderjahre of the 1870s , with Art Deco and Cubist designs around the corner . |
| 3 | The BEC now occupies its own offices around the corner in Hope Street . |
| 4 | It was as she came to the end of her enthusiastic little speech that she realised she was leaning halfway across his desk , so close that she could almost have counted his lashes and the tiny fine lines around the corners of his mouth . |
| 5 | To help cover the import bills Miles would take half the orders around the corner into Soho where at a higher price the proprietor of a dirty book shop would retail them to less artistically minded purchasers . |
| 6 | There is unfortunately no miracle cure for leg ulcers around the corner ; community staff must be prepared to handle them in the most efficient and effective manner possible . |
| 7 | But he believes that there are developments around the corner that could bring a lot of changes for the better , not least of them , technological changes . |
| 8 | Mechanical propulsion presently ranges from steam , through the various petrols and oils to gas and electric , with nuclear or magnetic etc. vehicles around the corner . |
| 9 | There was a stone in the windswept graveyard that bore her name , there were good times around the corner . |
| 10 | ‘ Those two cunts around the corner . |
| 11 | Peter and Phyllis ran along the line to tell the driver about the trees and rocks around the corner . |