Example sentences of "see out [prep] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been a mere moment of whiteness seen out of the corner of her eye but it had not moved purposefully like a horse does with a rider . |
| 2 | Suddenly alerted by something seen out of the corner of his eye , one of the young Marines felt an icy death-grip on his spine . |
| 3 | A small indeterminate woman in a lightly belted black raincoat slipped in past me : she had wispy fair hair and I could see at once from whence the twins had inherited what I can only describe as their nebulousness — a sense of the nebulae or star cluster that is better seen out of the corner of the eye . |
| 4 | I would have loved to touch them to see what they felt like but I could see out of the corner of my eye that I was being watched . |
| 5 | He began vaguely opening drawers and cupboards , trying to see out of the corner of his eye whether there were any more of Tessa 's belongings lying about the floor . |
| 6 | Slipping on his gloves , he saw out of the corner of his eye the sun rising above a belt of dark blue . |
| 7 | At the door he saw out of the corner of his eye the black limousine was still there . |
| 8 | ’ 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 . |
| 9 | As she stared , she saw out of the corner of her eye a perfectly constructed foil dream . |