Example sentences of "[noun pl] ahead of [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she turned the corner , about four feet ahead of her at the saloon end of the passage , Nathan was sitting in the well-padded swivel chair bolted to the deck in front of the chart table . |
| 2 | We sent a small plane load of things ahead of us to the States . |
| 3 | BRITAIN closed on the two teams ahead of them in the NorTel Southern Cross Cup series when Juno IV finished fourth , Heaven Can Wait seventh and Canon Express tenth in the fourth race yesterday — and there is a protest to be heard against two of the New South Wales team who lead the series , 11.5 points ahead of Australia and 21.5 ahead of Britain , writes Bob Fisher . |
| 4 | I had run through the ranks of one gang from the rear , and was approaching the other , twenty-five yards ahead of me along the pavement . |
| 5 | Jacob pointed to an elaborate fountain a hundred yards ahead of them in the middle of the road , the distance making the play of water seem frozen in midjet . |
| 6 | The man leans against the gate two hundred yards ahead of us along the muddy path . |
| 7 | Tucked into the shadows ahead of me along the pavement the two blacks had melted out of sight . |
| 8 | There were two sisters ahead of me in the family , and though of course I did not know it , there was heady talk of emigration , possibly to Canada but more usually to England , the land of milk and honey and opportunity . |
| 9 | Their victory over Rangers extended their unbeaten run to 11 games and with only Blackburn and Norwich three points ahead of them at the top , their sights are being raised ever higher . |
| 10 | The lieutenant was the first to reach the wire but was immediately ‘ it by several bullets , and there were only two men ahead of me at the time . |
| 11 | I kicked pebbles ahead of me on the path up from my caravan to my mother 's hotel and , with each ‘ thwok ’ , my terrible adolescent idealism was refuted . |
| 12 | By now the Bonnard Renault must be a good 900 kilometres ahead of them on the road , and somewhere near Budapest . |