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

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1 Large spiders and segmented insects streamed ahead of her through the leaves , as if to escape attack .
2 Sabine stared ahead of her through the windscreen .
3 As she turned the corner , about four feet ahead of her at the saloon end of the passage , Nathan was sitting in the well-padded swivel chair bolted to the deck in front of the chart table .
4 Frank , going ahead of her to the boat , turns for her .
5 He went ahead of her to the concert hall , bought the tickets , and stood waiting for her in the foyer .
6 Stephen walked ahead of her on the river bank .
7 But he was striding ahead of her into the kitchen .
8 She sat very still , staring ahead of her into the gathering darkness .
9 And , once on that tack , she saw Luke everywhere : in the purposeful stride of a man ahead of her in the crowd ; in the dark , white-stranded head of a man bent over his newspaper ; in a rich crimson and grey striped silk tie …
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