Example sentences of "stand [adv] [prep] the doorway " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three androids , apparently unscathed and in untattered robes of black silk , were standing just inside the doorway . |
| 2 | He was standing just inside the doorway , supporting Piper O'Rourke , who was looking old , tired and bruised . |
| 3 | He was standing just inside the doorway . |
| 4 | Certain that Zoe had said there were no other patients , she frowned , then was instantly on her feet as Anne Hammond appeared , standing hesitantly in the doorway . |
| 5 | Standing awkwardly in the doorway of what was obviously the family room , and for the moment unnoticed by the three people present , she stared round her . |
| 6 | Emily walked into the sitting room , let the coat fall to the floor and sat down on the couch , crossing her legs as she had in the wine bar , and watching him coolly as he stood there in the doorway . |
| 7 | Beth stood there in the doorway , framed by the soft light of the living room behind her and to her left . |
| 8 | An armed guard stood there in the doorway , head bowed , a clean silk pau folded over one arm . |
| 9 | He stood there in the doorway , getting his breath , drinking in the sight of her . |
| 10 | Joel Hammond stood there in the doorway , watching the boy unpack his things . |
| 11 | The slanting sun was behind her , and as she stood there in the doorway he could see the outline of those smooth , slim thighs through the fine fabric . |
| 12 | She stood solidly in the doorway . |