Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] front " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 When we arrived , Mary let herself in the front door and we entered the dining room .
3 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 .
4 Anyway , I did some radio interviews and I was quite taken aback when I found myself over the front page of the Evening Standard .
5 Maura pushed her way through the adults and stationed herself in the front room next to the table piled high with food .
6 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 .
7 Paula looked at him wickedly as she settled herself in the front passenger seat .
8 She positioned herself on a front bench , laid out her pastels and board , and began drawing under the eyes of the judge , who , be all accounts , turned a shade of puce .
9 She positioned herself on a front bench , laid out her pastels and board , and began drawing under the eyes of the judge , who , be all accounts , turned a shade of puce .
10 With his teeth chattering , his mouth bleeding and his hair flattened to his skull he could not have looked less appealing as he presented himself at the front door .
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