Example sentences of "[verb] ahead of [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A faint wisp of smoke rose ahead of me from the town dump . |
| 2 | Frank , going ahead of her to the boat , turns for her . |
| 3 | Standing on that base , felt as solid but as yet unexamined , he can look ahead of him at the task , which is writing , in possession of the means to carry out that task , which is his language , but suddenly that vision is revealed as fantasy . |
| 4 | Stephen walked ahead of her on the river bank . |
| 5 | She walked ahead of me on the narrow path ; she had slender legs and pretty ankles . |
| 6 | With her mind reeling , Merrill walked ahead of him down the stairs and out into the windy street . |
| 7 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 8 | She pulled away and walked ahead of him along the corridor , hearing the measured tread of his footsteps as he followed , and to her over-sensitive ears they seemed to match exactly the pounding , thudding beat of her heart . |
| 9 | Louise walked ahead of him up the path carrying the pie in a wicker basket . |
| 10 | She sat very still , staring ahead of her into the gathering darkness . |
| 11 | In Cairo , exhausted by the traumas of recent weeks , she had been concerned not only about the Shah and his morale , but also about their four children who had gone ahead of them to the states . |
| 12 | Large spiders and segmented insects streamed ahead of her through the leaves , as if to escape attack . |
| 13 | At ground level the street was lined with traditional little native shops , most of them carpenters , it seemed ; and as they came through the Tentmakers ' Bazaar , with its gay awnings and saddle-cloth and leather work , they saw ahead of them in the archway of the gate the gleam of the blue tiles of the tiny Dervish mosque . |
| 14 | Sabine stared ahead of her through the windscreen . |
| 15 | Making an effort , Albert told Bella where they were going , and she sent a pair of children 's ski mitts ahead of them to the pension . |
| 16 | He went ahead of her to the concert hall , bought the tickets , and stood waiting for her in the foyer . |
| 17 | She went ahead of him up the narrow stairs , which twisted round . |
| 18 | She went ahead of him into the living room . |
| 19 | The abundance of such stories amongst black sportsmen indicates clearly that , at the point of exit from school , they had fairly clear and well-rounded conceptions about what lay ahead of them in the world of employment . |
| 20 | Nothing lay ahead of her except the thickening belts of trees that ringed the head of the valley . |
| 21 | Fat chance , she thought dismally , the prospect of two days and three nights without seeing him yawning ahead of her like the Grand Canyon . |
| 22 | Holly-jack waved , then pointed ahead of them to the north . |
| 23 | But he was striding ahead of her into the kitchen . |