Example sentences of "[verb] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cut the board to size with a hacksaw and cut out two corners 8mm square to accommodate the corner pillars in the case . |
| 2 | If , despite the precautions to remove loose bristles , one does drag on to the varnish , remove it using the corner tip of the brush , or with a toothpick or cocktail stick . |
| 3 | By using the corner , edge or side of a Polychromos Pastel , marks ranging from the very fine to the very broad can be achieved with ease and , by varying the pressure of the stroke , the colour deposit may be varied in strength between delicate and intense . |
| 4 | Using the corner to steady myself , I slowly and silently turned about and moved to my right , into the blackness of the side alley . |
| 5 | The matrix of gravel paths is kept weed-free by regular hoeing , whilst weeds in the paving are easily eradicated using the corner of an onion hoe or a knife . |
| 6 | Itd be interesting to see the corner count for this game . |
| 7 | Erm got the corner |
| 8 | Instead they fought the corner for multi-racial sport by taking themselves off to Zwide , a township near Port Elizabeth ( see pages 38 and 39 ) , where they held a coaching clinic for black and coloured youngsters . |
| 9 | Delaney landed heavily , his head catching the corner of a container . |
| 10 | This is Lewis only nineteen this lad and very pacey and wins the corner . |
| 11 | Oldfield and he wins the corner off Brian Laws . |
| 12 | The bus turns the corner and it gets stuck in some traffic for a bit and he just carries on shouting again and again . |
| 13 | Light ; flowers ; brass fittings ; solemn intonation ; and in that box the already decomposing remains of the man who had occupied the corner desk in Dyson 's office each day since he had taken the department over . |
| 14 | She stopped to catch a child by the hand and whisper some word which was rewarded with a kiss , then caught the corner of her veil to cover her already masked face as the chief driver came towards her for a quick answer to a query , always given and received after the words of greeting and queries as to health had been exchanged . |
| 15 | I had barely time to recognise the shaven and scarred head emerging from the heap of Bibles and screwed-up paper , when a quick movement caught the corner of my eye . |
| 16 | Matthew Wilder rose to his feet as they approached the corner table , and instead of shutting his eyes or turning away he scrutinised Lucy with interest . |
| 17 | She dabbed the corner of her eye with a black-edged handkerchief . |
| 18 | But not everyone in the gang has Q's options and inclinations , and the hard one , Bishop ( Shakur ) , decides that the best way he and the guys can prove they 've got ‘ the juice ’ is by robbing the corner store . |
| 19 | Financial markets are apprehensive that the trade deficit has still not turned the corner and a poor figure could shake sterling again . |
| 20 | He quit the booth and had just turned the corner when the plain-clothes policeman emerged from an alley and glanced at the bank of kiosks . |
| 21 | He and the club may have turned the corner . ’ |
| 22 | We sorted a few things out then and now we have turned the corner . ’ |
| 23 | When we have turned the corner , I will sit down with the manager and discuss the future with him . ’ |
| 24 | Once she had turned the corner and the house was hidden from view , she jumped off her bike and pushed it through the maze of potholes that pitted the drive as it meandered the half mile to the main gates . |
| 25 | They had just turned the corner of the NAAFI building on their way to the public road that ran through the camp when they bumped into two airmen . |
| 26 | Maybe we have now turned the corner . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The general feeling around here is : we 've finally turned the corner . ’ |
| 28 | He waited until Meredith had turned the corner before going downstairs to put on his Sunday overcoat . |
| 29 | Once he had turned the corner , he took the coat off and slipped it over his arm . |
| 30 | As soon as they had turned the corner , however , he put his paper down and headed for the row of pay phones that lined the wall . |