Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [prep] the front " in BNC.
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| 1 | She led me into the front room where , defensively , she picked up the baby . |
| 2 | In war , more common as the Dukes of Normandy used their English kingship to press their rather doubtful claims to the French throne , Sussex found itself in the front line , convenient both for intended invasions and retaliatory expeditions by licensed French pirates . |
| 3 | When we arrived , Mary let herself in the front door and we entered the dining room . |
| 4 | Later , she found herself in the front passenger seat of a comfortable grey Rover , and as the car negotiated the twists and turns of the mountainous road she stole side-glances at Silas 's profile . |
| 5 | He threw the luggage into the boot of her hired car and helped her into the front seat . |
| 6 | ‘ The Yorkshire Evening Post ( YEP ) used it on the front page with a by-line . |
| 7 | Anyway , I did some radio interviews and I was quite taken aback when I found myself over the front page of the Evening Standard . |
| 8 | Maura pushed her way through the adults and stationed herself in the front room next to the table piled high with food . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , come inside and have a cup of tea , ’ she said , and showed me into the front room of the house . |
| 11 | She was bearing down on him like a bull in full charge when he jumped the wide steps and with a cry of terror threw himself against the front door of the house . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | THE estranged wife of a cheating council boss told last night how she took his £22,000 Mercedes and rammed it into the front doors of the town hall where he works . |
| 14 | The 28year-old blonde jumped into his Hregistered Mercedes and rammed it into the front doors of Gosport town hall in Hampshire . |
| 15 | The Fernies got rid of her when I left and she walked me to the front gate . |
| 16 | She left her second cup of tea , and she followed me to the front door . |
| 17 | Patrick followed her into the front room , his eyes taking in her home . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Paula looked at him wickedly as she settled herself in the front passenger seat . |
| 20 | Scarcely giving her time to say goodbye , and giving Faye no time to admire Belinda 's outfit , as the latter was wistfully hoping she might do , he whisked her down the front steps , opened the passenger door of the red sports car and bundled her inside . |
| 21 | Happy or not , Tod preceded her through the front door . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | There was just enough time for Bobbie to make herself tidy before they called her into the front room . |
| 24 | Jane met him at the front door . |
| 25 | Belinda met him in the front hall on his way to his sister 's room , and as expected he raised questioning eyebrows . |
| 26 | Scooping the suitcase out of Ellie 's hand , he assisted her down the front steps towards her car . |
| 27 | Because McKenzie know little or nothing about rugby , the coach tossed him into the front row . |
| 28 | she stuck the kid in the back of the car and put the grocery in and she picked her up and brought her into the front seat , ti , tied her in and and the the , the , the , this thing was coming about |
| 29 | She thanked the driver , lifted the latch of the low iron gate and took four steps that brought her to the front door . |
| 30 | Lily saw him to the front door . |