Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] front [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We explain the importance of unity in front of a common enemy . |
| 2 | If a thought connected to fear bombards you , visualize the object of fear in front of a solid oak door and slam the door in its face . |
| 3 | That was my kind of deal in front of my kind of people . |
| 4 | At one end of the stableyard the walls of the kitchen garden joined the backs of the loose boxes — an archway crowned by a belfry was built across the carriage-way leading out of the yard to the great swirl of gravel in front of the house , and onwards down the avenue . |
| 5 | They passed through the iron gates and the lodge , up the drive bordered with rhododendons , into the home park dotted with massive trees , to the grand sweep of gravel in front of the house . |
| 6 | The second shot would do no damage , but it might persuade the Frenchmen that there was a group of enemy in front of them . |
| 7 | Come over later and have a cup of tea , said Lucy , each word measured , sounded cold and reasonable , just a cup of tea in front of the fire and no heavies from either of us . |
| 8 | Lydia put a mug of tea in front of her master and then took herself off to the dairy , where she and Martha unashamedly listened at the door . |
| 9 | With his second cup of tea in front of him , he sat down to look at the newspaper . |
| 10 | It 's not good enough , " Lizzie , said , plonking a cup of tea in front of Sara . |
| 11 | He stirred a pot of paint , dipped a brush in the paint , bent forward and applied it in slow strokes to the sheet of card in front of him . |
| 12 | The skirt was lovely , there was no doubt of that , swishing down rustling folds to the deep ruffle at the hem , but she was doubtful about managing the small train , even after an hour of practice in front of Aunt Emily . |
| 13 | Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident in particular a person who gave first aid to the boy and the occupants of car in front of the Renault . |
| 14 | I only wanted to tell you first so you could save yourself this sort of scene in front of them . |
| 15 | If I said right you 've got a second chance this morning , how could you improve that piece of work in front of you now . |
| 16 | There had been Sproggs living in the cottage for four generations , and the small triangle of green in front of the gate had been Sprogg 's Green for almost as long . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm afraid this is what you 'll have had every day of your life , ’ she said to him later as the au-pair girl put a plate of mutton in front of him . |
| 18 | They were standing at the bar with their first glasses of wine in front of them . |
| 19 | Sitting in the refectory with a glass of wine in front of her , Sarah poured out her heart to the priest . |
| 20 | Modi 's reserve might have sprung from a desire to shield Jeanne from gossip , and perhaps a feeling of shame in front of a married man , at his own role in the affair . |
| 21 | For example , there 's a piece of cake in front of us and , and you know you just want it so badly and you just eat it , or even having sex , anything , I mean any desire that you have that you just follow . |
| 22 | Early photos show the round type of oast in front of the building , these dating from around 1839 . |
| 23 | For a long moment their eyes remained locked in a fierce battle , until Ace 's image began to shimmer in a sort of haze in front of her , then , quite without warning , Kate passed out ; a great wave of blackness overwhelmed her , pushing all hurt and troubled feelings aside . |
| 24 | Some of the prints have a quality of Chinese painting in their suggestion of descending cloud and of mist in front of mountains . |
| 25 | There was no feeling , as there was among Catholics , that priests were indispensable : heads of families could and did conduct simplified forms of service in front of their domestic icons . |
| 26 | He looked helplessly at the wires and intricate bits of metal in front of them . |
| 27 | But when she made a last appeal , and told him , though feeling it was not quite true , that Martha had asked him to bring her father back , and then , very unwisely , referred again to Mrs Hodge , and the house , and the single bed , and even the temple bells , and asked him why he did n't come to his senses and whether he did n't think he 'd be happier living with a woman , whether she was on a boat or not , he turned on her , upsetting the bowl of water in front of the gas fire , and shouted : |
| 28 | Across the narrow stretch of water in front of him was Flushing Quay where the ferry was moored , ready for its first crossing of the day . |
| 29 | Oliver dangled a piece of cord in front of her . |
| 30 | Nigel was installed in the office with a blank sheet of paper in front of him when Eleanor arrived . |