Example sentences of "down the front " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I walked down the front steps for the last time , a feeling of elation swept over me . |
| 2 | Her sister did not reply , confused by the question , and the anxiety that had been aroused by those few moments , during which two men had helped old Eleanor Thorne down the front path and into a waiting ambulance . |
| 3 | perhaps , he thought as he followed Maisie down the front path , it was that he knew them only as fathers , as people whose primary function was to stand at the edge of swimming pools , dank gymnasia or football fields , their collective manhoods bruised by nurture , blurring with age and helpless love . |
| 4 | She caught a glimpse of them filing down the front steps in their best clothes , prayer books clasped in hands which no doubt itched to be unwrapping parcels . |
| 5 | Wet-look gel was used to slick down the front sections as an alternative . |
| 6 | His mother 's wailing , following him down the front steps , seemed to spur him on . |
| 7 | Three days before Christmas Vernon was brushing down the front steps when he saw Meredith crossing the end of the street . |
| 8 | The three women were silent as Alice went down the front steps , her white lace dress foaming around her legs as she walked . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The best man was driving them to the airport for their flight to Greece , and Ellie made sure she was right in the middle of the crowd as they all surged down the front path to wish them bon voyage . |
| 11 | Scooping the suitcase out of Ellie 's hand , he assisted her down the front steps towards her car . |