Example sentences of "around the corner [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Investors are so willing to believe in recovery around the corner that they will clutch at false hopes almost indefinitely . |
| 3 | Computer technology is developing all the time , and there may be some great new gizmo just around the corner that you 'll want to use in your PC . |
| 4 | Aye , she must have lived around the corner but she was the . |
| 5 | Hardly was he around the corner than the man in the parked car climbed out , crossed the road and let himself in to the apartment-block . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This dream always seemed just around the corner as George almost made it seem possible . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , just around the corner and at the same time , Christie 's South Kensington offers ‘ Lot 78 , a 78 rpm gramophone re cord of Titanic , ‘ Stand to Your Post ’ , and ‘ Be British ’ , under £100 ’ or ‘ 1912 Titanic postcard , personally autographed by four survivors , £100/120 ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ There 's a practice area just around the corner and the starter will call you to the tee five minutes before you are due to tee off , ’ he said . |
| 11 | She ran around the corner and straight into the arms of John Delaney , screaming before she could stop herself . |
| 12 | There is no notable deceleration , but I do n't know that my mind was recording anything but fear , nor is there any particular screech or roll , but suddenly we 're around the corner and accelerating down towards the tunnel and Jackie 's saying , ‘ You can relax now , Keith . ’ |
| 13 | The situation today is very muddled , software is available for both the Apple Macintosh and the IBM PC and its compatibles but even more is just around the corner and it wo n't be until towards the end of the first quarter of next year that the market will have stabilised . |
| 14 | The wife come in she stays up around the corner and keeps an eye on the on a Saturday . |
| 15 | She was moving to the great gates and before Maggie could react the white-gowned figure had gone around the corner and out of sight . |
| 16 | She might think we 're just around the corner and that we 're not coming to see her . |
| 17 | The second man ducked back around the corner and Maxim backed off crouching and aiming until he was within a few metres of the cross-street . |
| 18 | In fact , they just walked around the corner and got into Agnes 's rented car . |
| 19 | It would be easy to be a prophet of doom and gloom in these difficult times but in business and in the Association , I sense a new spirit of optimism that better times are just around the corner and that we are at last seeing the tangible signs of recovery . |
| 20 | ‘ Stick 'em up , ’ said I spinning around the corner and thrusting the snout of the trusty Smith and Western Railway right up the unsuspecting hooter of Johnny Dee esquire . |
| 21 | Yeah oh yeah I did n't work anywhere else in Willenhall at all , and erm but we 'd got to be in for seven o'clock and if erm you were n't in for seven o'clock and sometimes I used to hear the bell began ringing when I got to go around the corner and get into the , but you had to wait a quarter of an hour before they would let you in and that was stopped off your money and my wage was eight and fourpence a week . |
| 22 | Well erm you see although I learned shorthand and typing it was better money and that was the reason I had to do it , I 've passed my exams in shorthand but er probably there were n't enough offices then to employ a good many clerks , but erm they er it was a very big fellow who used to ring the bell and the bell was on the outside , he was named Tom but I ca n't for the life of me think erm what his other name was but , erm it used to put the fear through us I can tell you if we were around the corner and we heard that bell ringing but erm they , they were a good firm to work for and , but they were strict but everywhere was strict in those days , we had to accept it but it was a long long hours , but erm they knew I had some , I , I enjoyed it and I 'd go back again only I 'm too old . |
| 23 | You open what appears to be a cupboard door and in fact the stairs go around the corner and back up on themselves . |
| 24 | She explained : ‘ In a series you never know what is around the corner because the lines develop from episode to episode . |
| 25 | If the Doors comparisons are to be believed — which they are not — success is only around the corner if the amount of hype for Oliver Stone 's movie is anything to go by . |
| 26 | That one or two might make enough money to pass as legitimately successful , but that most would go on hoping for and talking about the ‘ up for none touch ’ that was just around the corner if only this and that fell into place until they became little more than saloon-bar bores . |
| 27 | There was always something around the corner if you did n't lose your head . |