Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] the front " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just wan na cut the picture of Kim Basinger off the front page . |
| 2 | It places Scott in the front rank as one of the world 's most innovative Himalayan climbers . |
| 3 | As Bishop John McGann pointed out boldly at Casey 's funeral Mass in May 1987 — the Reagans in the front pew , conservative heavyweights in rank behind , North somewhere — Casey found a ‘ fundamentally moral purpose ’ in American actions in the world , specifically against Communism , and particularly in Nicaragua . |
| 4 | perhaps , he thought as he followed Maisie down the front path , it was that he knew them only as fathers , as people whose primary function was to stand at the edge of swimming pools , dank gymnasia or football fields , their collective manhoods bruised by nurture , blurring with age and helpless love . |
| 5 | Between Winnie and Heather in the front row is : Ian Hurst of the TSB . |
| 6 | Tracey 's picture byline glared at Loretta from the front page ; had he really intended to look so fierce , she wondered , or was it an attempt to hide his embarrassment ? |
| 7 | ‘ You ! ’ she barked , pointing at a small boy called Rupert in the front row . |
| 8 | Mr Kinnock also sprang a surprise by restoring Ms Clare Short to the front bench less than a year after she resigned as spokeswoman on Employment in an acrimonious row with Mr Kinnock over the party 's stance on the Prevention of Terrorism Act . |
| 9 | He said the phone then rang and Maher took Mrs Kennedy into the front bedroom to answer it . |
| 10 | She flew up the drive and suddenly she saw Miss Honey in the front garden , standing in the middle of a bed of roses doing something with a pair of clippers . |
| 11 | Abel Goumba of the Front patriotique oubanguien — Parti du travail said that the " regime appears to be using stalling tactics to push it back as far as possible " and that the opposition would increase its activities to press for the conference to be convened earlier . |
| 12 | According to Abel Goumba of the Front patriotique oubanguien-Parti du travail and spokesperson of a coalition of opposition forces , there was dissatisfaction at the appointment of Prime Minister Edouard Frank as chair of the preparatory meeting and at the distribution of seats , which favoured the government . |
| 13 | A pretty little boy not above six boggled at Gabriel from the front row and cried out , ‘ Ma ! |
| 14 | With both Dame Edna and Lord Young on the front page , it might be described as finding the middle ground . |
| 15 | One expects to see a picture of a toothy Joyce Grenfell on the front cover , and inside a ‘ frightfully , frightfully amusing ’ or ‘ cor guv , strike a light , hai n't we English got some funny little ways ’ stuff . |
| 16 | Ah , my dear , ’ she said , seeing Sophia at the front door , ‘ Here we are , you see , safe and sound . ’ |
| 17 | I could now see Malc on the front row quite clearly . |
| 18 | Neo-Gothic in turrets and corridors and battlements , it was founded by Bishop Samuel Wilberforce of Oxford opposite the front gate of his palace , and then developed by two of the leaders of the Church of England in Queen Victoria 's days into the foremost training college of that Catholic tradition . |
| 19 | The acquisition will pitch Bull into the front line of the competitive PC market and is part of the group 's overall drive to become a leader in international information technology . |
| 20 | He attributes his success in holding Basildon to the front page of Thursday 's Sun — ‘ If Kinnock wins today will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights ’ — and in being treated as something of a hero within sections of the Conservative Party . |
| 21 | The subsequently disorganised Waterloo ranks , with flanker Ashcroft in the front row , immediately conceded a penalty and the first of Finnie 's six successful kicks at goal . |
| 22 | ‘ The argument dwindles into a kind of romantic liberalism ’ , wrote Charles Marovitz on the front page . |
| 23 | I was talking to John and Marjorie on the front grass . |
| 24 | Her sister did not reply , confused by the question , and the anxiety that had been aroused by those few moments , during which two men had helped old Eleanor Thorne down the front path and into a waiting ambulance . |
| 25 | Bailey nudged Clarke and pointed to the photograph of Catherine Deneuve on the front page of the paper . |
| 26 | Three weeks ago , the 102nd Airborne Division , Russian-trained and regarded as a crack unit , was rushed from its base at Asmara to the front line , but it too has been mauled by the rebels , who swept through the mountains flanking the main road , capturing all the towns as far as Woldiya . |
| 27 | He tossed the Colt Python onto the front seat then locked the keys inside the police car . |
| 28 | John leads Pauline into the front room while his mate Paul dials 999 . |
| 29 | ‘ Where 's the boy ? ’ roared Brown from the front seat . |
| 30 | Wyld Stalyns on the front cover , cast of EastEnders reviewing the singles , Fred from The Family Cat doing Fred Fact , Sonia compiling the crossword , Postman Plod ( he 's a miserable bastard ) doing the letters page and the editor from Press Gang as editor |