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Old January 21, 2010, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by chileno View Post
Are you pulling my chain?
Not at all. The BNC records 15 instances of 'before your eyes' and none of 'in front of your eyes'. For reasons I can't explain (Spanish wine again) the former sounds normal and correct, and the latter sounds wrong.
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