Example sentences of "[v-ing] the corner " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Using the corner to steady myself , I slowly and silently turned about and moved to my right , into the blackness of the side alley . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Delaney landed heavily , his head catching the corner of a container . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | His heart leaped and his knees trembled with relief when he heard the unmistakable sound of her footsteps rounding the corner at the other side of the cinema building . |
| 8 | She espied her daughter rounding the corner from Berkeley Square . |
| 9 | We are all habituated to the synthetic magic of the cinema whereby , to quote from Robert Cumming 's amusing meditation on the differences between still photography and film : " An actor on location in Washington , D.C. , might be filmed rounding the corner of Connecticut Avenue , striding up the walk , and on reaching the door , he gives the knob a turn , entering . |
| 10 | Rounding the corner of Scalpay , the weather of the open sea hit the boat and their faces , and Johnson , though uncomfortable , again reached for , and found , the humorous and positive : ‘ This is now the Atlantick . |
| 11 | Rounding the corner caused by one of these buildings , Theodora saw the square flint tower with a copula , which announced the presence of the church and village . |
| 12 | rounding the corner at Westerplatte |
| 13 | Turning the Corner . |
| 14 | The margin was narrower than before ; were England turning the corner ? |
| 15 | You could not be in the room next to mine , but you were in the same city , coming towards me , turning the corner of the square , entering the same street ! |
| 16 | And I would rush to the window and look down and see you turning the corner to cross the square below , or walk round it to the hotel door . |
| 17 | Turning the corner at Land 's End brings you to another world . |
| 18 | Turning the corner , the bay window of the Town Hall chapel is a reconstruction of the one that existed before 1381 . |
| 19 | We were turning the corner into their road . |
| 20 | The village contained little more than cottages , but the spirit of the day had been caught … and two or three of the best of them were smartened up with a white curtain and ‘ lodgings to let ’ — and further on in the little green court of an old farm house , two females in elegant white were actually to be seen with their books and camp-stools — and in turning the corner of the baker 's shop , the sound of a harp might be heard through the upper casement . |
| 21 | ANYONE who thinks the economy is turning the corner must be round the bend . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't give any answers as to why we were beaten , but I felt we were turning the corner and starting to play the Liverpool way again . |
| 23 | They were turning the corner at the end of the road when they almost ran into Constable Fenwick , and he greeted them : ‘ Hello , Aggie . ’ |
| 24 | AFTER several dreadful years , America 's insurance companies are showing signs of turning the corner . |
| 25 | The two women bade Aggie goodbye and walked back quickly along the street , turning the corner by Galloway 's yard towards Jamaica Road . |
| 26 | The figure turning the corner and walking heavily down the road could not under any circumstances have been Edward , but at least it relieved her from the suspicion that the street was uninhabited . |
| 27 | by a terror of turning the corner . |
| 28 | Turning the Corner Starts tomorrow on Central News South . |
| 29 | Tonight , Mike Rowbottom assesses the significance of the car in Rover : Turning the Corner . |
| 30 | She woke up with a little start , wiping the corner of her mouth with her hand . |