Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a white trace of toothpaste at the corner of his mouth . |
| 2 | The steady trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth was dripping from his chin onto his coat front . |
| 3 | He unhurriedly placed the length of metal across the corner and jammed his foot against the bottom . |
| 4 | At Leeds , for example , not only are fans separated in this way , but a wedge-shaped piece of terracing at the corner of the visiting fans ' terrace is designated a ‘ no-man's-land ’ , surrounded by high fencing , and kept empty . |
| 5 | Decor : The tank bottom is covered with gravel , with a large piece of bogwood in the corner . |
| 6 | Er , you would n't have a great big stack of paper in the corner of the room . |
| 7 | There was a fleck of amusement at the corner of Captain Rudakov 's mouth . |
| 8 | The change of style at the corner of Downing Street , on the other hand , would provide no greater contrast ‘ than occurs at every turn in the Grand Canal at Venice where Gothic and renaissance palaces constantly alternate to the great satisfaction of the artist ’ and would avoid the ‘ stereotyped monotony of a single style ’ . |
| 9 | At present the London Implementation Group smells too much of hole in the corner deals : the working part of the group consists only of two named people , one of them a former Thames regional chairman , and the ordinary members of the specialty review committees ( see p 589 ) and of the all important Primary Health Care Forum had not yet been announced as we went to press . |
| 10 | Smith questions whether the group will be able to explain what is happening to staff and patients and says that it ‘ smells too much of hole in the corner deals . ’ |
| 11 | The mother was just out of sight around the corner in the kitchen making Mr Wormwood 's breakfast which always had to be two fried eggs on fried bread with three pork sausages and three strips of bacon and some fried tomatoes . |
| 12 | But as usual all I saw was the hairy form bounding away out of sight round the corner of the house . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's like a shopfront with a little bit of dust in the corner . ’ |
| 14 | The Church Commissioners have been granted outline planning permission for residential development on a plot of land at the corner of the main road and Colliery Road at Auton Stile , Bearpark . |
| 15 | She noticed now that there was a kind of cupboard in the corner which was likely to contain a washbasin , and a single bed , tucked in with a plaid rug . |
| 16 | F.W. De Klerk was also there and he was annoyed and he had an animated talk with Tshwete in the corner of the room ’ . |
| 17 | Mud houses , they say , are better than the devastation at home … now with winter around the corner they 're digging deeper for warmth … |
| 18 | Oh , here ! " he exclaimed , bursting into sight round the corner . |
| 19 | THERE is never a good time to kiss £100,000 goodbye — but with Christmas round the corner , Colin McRae must be wondering what he has done to upset St Stephen . |
| 20 | Nowadays they only get sales like that if one of the Philharmonic Orchestras is in residence round the corner at the Barbican . |
| 21 | Investors are so willing to believe in recovery around the corner that they will clutch at false hopes almost indefinitely . |
| 22 | As he looked me up and down I examined him in turn from the corner of my eye . |
| 23 | As Mansell , 38 , attempted to overtake , Senna moved wide to his left as he took the racing line in approach to the corner , forcing the Englishman to career wide and then off the circuit . |
| 24 | Dyer was almost over for a try but put a foot in touch at the corner flag spoiled the effort . |
| 25 | There was a good , steady wage , and a proper job was more than she had ever hoped for when she 'd first noticed the advertisement written in felt-tip in the corner of one of the windows . |
| 26 | After Johnny disappeared from view around the corner of the house , Cassie wandered disconsolately indoors , realizing that she needed both the bathroom and something to drink.Although she had n't eaten since lunch time , she had no appetite and the thought of food nauseated her . |
| 27 | And my mini 's up on top round the corner there . |
| 28 | There were still soldiers patrolling , and as the cart turned right into Pope 's Quay they came under the scrutiny of a Royal Irish Constabulary man on duty at the corner . |
| 29 | at bay in the corner , |