Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [prep] the corner " in BNC.

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1 A black witch , casting spells from her hiding-place in the corner .
2 Mary , who has said nothing up until now , stirs in her seat in the corner of the room .
3 Blanche retreated to her cubicle in the corner of the room , a knot of thoughtfulness still on her forehead , her movement followed by all the constables in the office who looked up from their conversations .
4 When she was about to move forward though , ready to go up to that front door and ring the bell , some sound drew her attention to the corner of the house .
5 Her eyes were as dark as a rotten egg , and a tear of blood ran down alongside her nose to the corner of her mouth like a symptom of regret .
6 She caught her head on the corner of the hearth .
7 There was a small room adjoining the games-room , and she poked her head round the corner .
8 ‘ Voila ! ’ said Madame from her chair in the corner of the well-curtained booth .
9 Modigliani did not recognize her when she met him and brandished her knife on the corner of the Rue Delambre and the Boulevard Montparnasse .
10 Many were the midnight cocoa sessions Rosemary and I had , sitting on her bed in the corner of Hut 4 , trying to sort out her love life .
11 Sorrel was on duty at her stall on the corner of the flea market , so that was my first port of call .
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