Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] a [noun sg] in front " in BNC.

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1 If you want to temporarily remove a line from an INI file , just place a semicolon in front of it .
2 It was pitch black ; she could scarcely see a hand in front of her .
3 Is there anyone who does not have a copy in front of them ?
4 Always place a fireguard in front of an unattended open fire , especially if there are young children in the family .
5 So cos it has n't got a sign in front of that A so it 's a plus A. We 've got a plus times A minus which is A minus .
6 You 're so twisted with suspicion that you ca n't see a hand in front of your face without imagining there 's a dagger in it !
7 He is typical of his profession in as much as he can show complete and stunning disassociation from his surroundings by virtue of simply having an appliance in front of his face .
8 There is a , an occasion when you would n't have a comma in front of that relative pronoun .
9 Do n't wave a finger in front of the screen — use a pencil and be precise .
10 If you have children , you may have experienced them coming home from school and immediately throwing a tantrum in front of you .
11 Wilson pushed her back into the room , the mutton skidding from the plate as she did so , and locked it behind her , then dragged a chest in front .
12 He neatly propped a chair in front of the door and went back about his business , but awareness of him tingled all around Charity — awareness of the way he moved , with such effortless grace , of the way he looked with the wind ravaging his neat curls .
13 You listen to the radio 5 ‘ reports ’ and get a bit encouraged that Leeds played well enough , just did nt get a break in front of goal .
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