Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [noun] [prep] front " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 2 July 1987 her husband had stopped the car in front of her and insisted that she should sign , but she refused . |
| 2 | But when we 're dealing as we are in this case , with fraud , then clearly there has to be regulations , there has to be er primary legislation er so that was the point I 'm making but as I say , it 's not just me , it 's the stock exchange , the S I B , all of them believe that we need a single enforcement body to look at these matters and I do wish perhaps the minister does but the government must acc eople and a number of ople obviously with a number of traumas and a number of di exploit the different rules and regulations and to get through them because they know they are never going to be caught and the little chance of being prosecuted and even if they are prosecuted er then the chances of being convicted are remote and even if they are convicted I 'm afraid that the judicial shi system shows er that the worst they can expect is a few hours mowing the grass in front of an old folks home or perhaps a few months er in the country residence , albeit owned by Her Majesty . |
| 3 | As a schoolboy prank he leaned forward to staple the boy in front 's jacket to his chair . |
| 4 | The hindmost attendant was holding what looked like a large loaf of bread , and was using it to hit the minion in front , which was running almost doubled up , its little gloved hands held over its head , where the pursuing scullion was raining blows with the loaf . |
| 5 | ‘ 'Ow about a tune on your bagpipes ? ’ remarks the Commando in front of me . |
| 6 | It should be noted that the high figure for posters outside the Library may be linked to the considerable number of tourists using the street in front of the Library as a thoroughfare during the summer period . |
| 7 | By 9.00 a badger was warily sniffing the air in front of me , as I struggled for breath in the shadows . |
| 8 | The Brigadier stabbed the air in front of him . |
| 9 | One or two try to mount the animal in front . |
| 10 | ‘ Very small , ’ Doyle replied tersely then placed the bourbon in front of her . |
| 11 | It would have been inconsiderate of the King and his wife to spare them their self-imposed task ; to dismiss the sweating craftsmen to their homes to enjoy the feast-time in front of a longfire with their wives and children , or drinking with the Earl in his comfortable timber hall , well fired and warmly hung , on the opposite shore . |
| 12 | My constituent , Mrs. X , who is still suffering badly , had been treated in a less than fair way by those who conducted the criminal investigation and also by those who decided that there were no grounds for bringing the perpetrator in front of a court martial . |
| 13 | Ooh I say , got the caravan in front of the house there ! |
| 14 | Either way , his finger-tips became moist with sweat at the thought of producing the expression in front of the television cameras . |
| 15 | For example , if you are catching the ball in front of the body , then you have the freedom to throw the ball in any direction but if you catch the ball behind the body , you still have to come back to the position to the front of the body and to do this takes more time . |
| 16 | I had already run three miles , and my boots were too heavy for sprinting — besides I did not want to catch the gang in front . |
| 17 | His Lordship is hailed from the shore by a knight , who we are told is King Arthur , have you the sacrifice my Lord , who answers no , then take my sword and smite the water in front of the grot and see what my wizard has done , take also this dove and when asked , give it to the keeper . |
| 18 | Depositing the letters in front of him , and waiting until the younger girl had placed the tray on his desk , she flashed a dazzling smile at him , then retreated . |
| 19 | Cradling the baby in front of you in the traditional way , see above . |
| 20 | A strong wind sang sadly as it bent the trees in front of the Hall . |
| 21 | I assume that he has the information in front of him . |
| 22 | Noisily opening the door in front of her and carrying a small portable cage from which Creggan instinctively flinched in fear . |
| 23 | It is even more difficult to find the boundary in front of the wicket since ‘ the sweepers ’ are out on the mid-wicket and cover boundaries , cutting off the strokes which penetrate the inner ring of fieldsmen before they reach the ropes . |
| 24 | It was not until he was climbing the stairs in front of her that Tug realized suddenly , cold and clear , why her eyes had flickered before she answered . |
| 25 | Blanche found the man in front of her an enigma , impenetrable and secretive . |
| 26 | With a final tally-ho , they began wading forward , thrashing the water in front of them with their sticks . |
| 27 | Overtaking the car in front when it is not safe to do so and then cutting in front . |
| 28 | Minutes later , at the other end , Roy Gordon failed to accept a chance in front of an open goal . |
| 29 | The crate-people took no notice of them but arranged their food to the left of them , erected a cross in front of them while their leader pulled an angled prop from behind the picture he was holding and positioned it in the pebbles to the right of the dedicated gathering . |
| 30 | Always place a fireguard in front of an unattended open fire , especially if there are young children in the family . |