Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] front " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Richard flew off with wife Sheila Sim yesterday for Hawaii , to work in front of the camera for the first time in 15 years for Steven Spielberg 's latest film Jurassic Park . |
| 2 | ‘ Allen taught me it is easier to hide in front of something than behind it . ’ |
| 3 | The air was thick and sweet with the smell of fresh-cut grass and the wild flowers which Benjamin had allowed to flourish in front of the hall . |
| 4 | VINNY JONES has been ordered to appear in front of a Football Association disciplinary commission at Lancaster Gate on November 17 . |
| 5 | Now here he was making sure I had the right suits to appear in front of the cameras . |
| 6 | Trouble yeah , trouble I got put off for a fortnight , on the dole , then he , I was on the dole for a week and er he cos at that time you had to appear in front of the erm , what they call the Court of Referees at the Labour Exchange , that was their Committee . |
| 7 | You had to appear in front of them , well this , I 'd been off for a week and the old Harbourmaster old he sent for me and he said erm , you can start work tomorrow as I . |
| 8 | After four months in the West End , Crawford was ordered by doctors to take a twelve-day rest to recover from a severe back strain , but he returned in time to appear in front of Prince Charles . |
| 9 | I do n't want to appear in front a judge in his first five years then . |
| 10 | Reach T-junction with track ( castle on left ) and turn left to pass in front of castle ( b ) . |
| 11 | He waited for the Doctor to pass in front of him and followed . |
| 12 | The only reliable way to see them was to pass in front of the building and turn left into the road to the cemetery : from that side some of them could be seen craning out of the windows and waving . |
| 13 | ‘ The Treasury exists to stand in front of the safe , shouting ‘ Go away ! ’ and making threatening gestures at any Department who comes near it or them , ’ he remembered Francesca 's clear , amused voice explaining the system . |
| 14 | Television crews were invited to stand in front of the US Embassy and film a senior member of the staff , in black tie and dark suit , as he slowly wound up the folding door of an inconspicuous , metal-framed garage . |
| 15 | Restless with irritation , he crossed the room to stand in front of the white marble fireplace . |
| 16 | She moved on , leaving him looking thoughtful , to stand in front of a hugely monstrous brilliant orange diving suit , the helmet a streamlined dome with built-in lamp , camera , and gas pressure and communication lines . |
| 17 | I had to stand in front of the whole school which gave me ample opportunity to observe the envy on some girls ' faces because knitting for the troops was a popular pastime then . |
| 18 | For instance , when a teacher is speaking or demonstrating it is better not to stand in front of windows . |
| 19 | And I think you 've got ta address my doubts because if I have doubts how am I going to stand in front of members and say hang on a minute , I can give you all of these answers , I can tell you what unison 's going to be like and this is what 's been decided , now come back to me and give me your fears , give me your doubts and I 'll go and take them on to represent you . |
| 20 | The boy continued to stand in front of Alice , where he had been placed . |
| 21 | When he had shut the door of her bedroom behind them both , he came to stand in front of her and stroked her face with one finger , tracing her eyebrows , the semi-circular curve of the bones under her eyes , the diagonal lines of her cheekbones , and her lips . |
| 22 | Then Braque has capitalized on the element of ambiguity in the Demoiselles ( it is not immediately clear for instance whether the leg of the ‘ demoiselle ’ on the left is the far leg or the near leg , and the lower part of the twisted forearm of the squatting figure is left undefined ) as a means of emphasizing the flatness of the canvas he was working on : the far buttock of the Nu is connected to the foremost leg and heightened in tone so that it appears to stand in front of the nearer part of the figure ; if the outline of the neck were extended it would not join the shoulder naturalistically but pass by its outer edge , and the fact that the outline is deliberately broken allows the neck , shoulder and arm to flow into each other and fuse . |
| 23 | Lucenzo finished his unnervingly fast count-down and came to stand in front of her , commandeering the laces again despite her protests . |
| 24 | Putting down his glass and removing hers , he gripped her shoulders and propelled her to stand in front of the mirror . |
| 25 | Getting slowly to her feet , she went to stand in front of him , the bedcover still held awkwardly round her . |
| 26 | Brushing the unruly wet tendrils of hair from her cheeks , she went over to stand in front of it , holding out her hands to the heat . |
| 27 | BRIAN CLOUGH loves to stand in front of the TV cameras saying : ‘ I should pack all this up … |
| 28 | We started off by using the T-bars which were very awkward because you had to stand in front of a small bar , you could n't sit down or lean forward . |
| 29 | Rose had moved back a little to stand in front of one of the shop windows , scanning the crowd with knowing eyes . |
| 30 | She felt childishly petulant as soon as she said it , and he looked at her wryly , putting the brush down and coming to stand in front of her . |