Example sentences of "[vb past] out [prep] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joseph noticed out of the corner of his eye that Khai Dinh had risen from his seat and was walking slowly in his ponderous Ming boots towards the door . |
| 2 | Greg noticed out of the corner of his eye Mr Kronweiser waddling out through the door , and thought he 'd finished work early for the day . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's a custom , ’ my master muttered out of the corner of his mouth . |
| 4 | He squinted out of the corner of his eye to look at Irina . |
| 5 | She always observed every move he made out of the corner of one eye , though , and if he stirred in any way , even just to stretch or yawn , she would immediately react and flex herself to take defensive action . |
| 6 | Nathan boomed and brayed so enthusiastically that his mother had to mop up a dribble of saliva that trickled out of the corner of his mouth . |
| 7 | A thin red snake of blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth ; his chest was an open , bubbling mass of blood where he had received his death wound . |
| 8 | Miranda looked out of the corner . |
| 9 | He looked out of the corner of his eye as he beckoned Athelstan into the parlour . |
| 10 | Slipping on his gloves , he saw out of the corner of his eye the sun rising above a belt of dark blue . |
| 11 | At the door he saw out of the corner of his eye the black limousine was still there . |
| 12 | ’ When still she made no move , he chuckled and made as if to put the document away again , pausing when he saw out of the corner of his eye that she was returning to the desk , albeit hesitantly . |
| 13 | As she stared , she saw out of the corner of her eye a perfectly constructed foil dream . |
| 14 | ‘ If you keep talking to me he might think we have n't seen him , ’ Benny hissed out of the corner of her mouth . |
| 15 | ‘ Which one 's the conifer ? ’ he said out of the corner of his beard . |
| 16 | ‘ That reminds me , ’ I said out of the corner of my mouth , ‘ I must get my watch fixed . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Look blacker , fool , ’ he said out of the corner of his mouth as they stepped into the cold darkness of the outer ward , ‘ and drag your feet . |