Example sentences of "ahead of [pers pn] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | … and he shoved a petrified Gilbert ahead of him towards the stairs . |
| 2 | With her mind reeling , Merrill walked ahead of him down the stairs and out into the windy street . |
| 3 | At 26 , he is at the height of his powers and ranked fourth in the world , holds the unofficial title of ‘ best in the west ’ since only three former Soviets ; Kasparov , Karpov and Vassily Ivanchuk are ahead of him in the rankings . |
| 4 | In Cairo , exhausted by the traumas of recent weeks , she had been concerned not only about the Shah and his morale , but also about their four children who had gone ahead of them to the states . |
| 5 | He was suddenly tired and the beer was going to his head , making him think of Madra lying in the house they had left , and of the long journey ahead of them through the mountains . |
| 6 | Large spiders and segmented insects streamed ahead of her through the leaves , as if to escape attack . |
| 7 | The cars that are always ahead of you at the lights . |
| 8 | Our immediate competitor at the BBC , Points West , fronted by the affable and highly competent Jeremy Carrad in those days , was well ahead of us in the ratings . |