Example sentences of "in his corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | The memory of it revitalised a bonny smile but he was aware that there had been some anxiety in his corner . |
| 2 | Technical advice from fellow Lancastrian John Spencer helped to land last year 's title and he is again in his corner . |
| 3 | For the rest of the round , my father took such a pasting that his father , who was in his corner , threw the towel in . |
| 4 | Ruth looked , and saw Adam had at last reacted to something ; he was crouched low in his corner , eyes set on Jake . |
| 5 | In his corner , a second pulls Ali 's shirt-tail from his trousers ; the top button remains buttoned . |
| 6 | When she went out , Matthew , who was sitting quietly in his corner , whispered to Anne , ‘ Keep a little imagination , Anne , not too much , of course , just a little . ’ |
| 7 | He dreamt that he was in Fagin 's house again , and could see the old man sitting in his corner , whispering to another man . |
| 8 | In his corner Joseph found himself grappling with an overwhelming sense of bewilderment . |
| 9 | The old bear Emma had given her sat in his corner , accorded dignity , but no longer attention . |
| 10 | In his corner of the cell Gabriel , overwhelmed by the shame of prison and the nearness of the pig , clutched his knees to his chest and rocked to and fro , trying to imagine he was somewhere else . |