Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] the front [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She led me into the front room where , defensively , she picked up the baby . |
| 2 | ‘ Two men … someone must have let them in the front door … they took Jacqui … ’ |
| 3 | He threw the luggage into the boot of her hired car and helped her into the front seat . |
| 4 | ‘ The Yorkshire Evening Post ( YEP ) used it on the front page with a by-line . |
| 5 | as if in a dream , I allowed Mrs Knelle to lead me to the front door . |
| 6 | Put you in the front seat hold on Bryony wants to get back in the buggy . |
| 7 | She shifted the weight of his arm from her shoulders and began urging him towards the front door before his fabrications began to get even more elaborate . |
| 8 | Ross had taken her home , gently helping her out of the taxi and escorting her to the front door . |
| 9 | I asked the villagers if they had seen him and Mr Natchet , the postman , said he had met him by the front gate when delivering letters about a month ago . |
| 10 | The Rosewood 's very close to a Jazzmaster sometimes , actually , because it 's very sweet ; when you put it on the front pickup it 's very mellow . |
| 11 | She took an old carpet , filled it with soil and put it in the front room , where Annie and her brother spent the day . |
| 12 | If it is a real big son , great , we stuff it and put it in the front room . |
| 13 | Why ca n't you do it in the front room then ? |
| 14 | Paige herself had gone into town to do some shopping and had scarcely made it to the front door when the sound of another car coming up the drive had made her turn . |
| 15 | He threw me across the front seat , and the choir applauded — whether this was for my benefit or to register approval for Quigley 's strong right arm was not clear . |
| 16 | Agnese was leading them through the front door into a cool tiled hallway , strewn with locally woven rugs and sweet with the delicate scent of freesias . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , come inside and have a cup of tea , ’ she said , and showed me into the front room of the house . |
| 18 | She seemed inclined to give Harry short shrift , but at his mention of Heather 's name , she relented and showed him into the front room , where a meagre measure of calm and quiet prevailed . |
| 19 | Using the oily rag , rub along the back rail several times , then , taking a clean very lightly oiled rag , run it along the front edge of the needlebed . |
| 20 | ‘ Johnny rang me and he said my photograph was awfully good and could he use it for the front cover of Backward Glances , ’ Mr Winner tells me . |
| 21 | That and the Governments troubles should keep us off the front page for a day or two . |
| 22 | The Fernies got rid of her when I left and she walked me to the front gate . |
| 23 | She left her second cup of tea , and she followed me to the front door . |
| 24 | You would n't mind if he married your daughter , but you would n't want to put him on the front page . |
| 25 | I remember him outside the front door , getting out of the taxi . |
| 26 | Patrick followed her into the front room , his eyes taking in her home . |
| 27 | Damian dragged Rachel to the Mercedes , thrust her in the front sea , got in beside her , started the engine with a roar and crunched the gears as he did an angry U-turn then roared up the drive with a screech of tyres . |
| 28 | Happy or not , Tod preceded her through the front door . |
| 29 | As I followed her up the pathway , every inch of her breathed that she was being a good girl , and as the driver settled her in the front seat beside him she gave him a happy smile ; almost , one felt — seeing the hat-boxes and cases piled up behind them — they might have been starting out on their honeymoon . |
| 30 | There was just enough time for Bobbie to make herself tidy before they called her into the front room . |