Example sentences of "be standing at [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | And thus it was , that February evening , that she came to be standing at the top of the monumental sweep of the staircase , under the huge doorway , pausing for a moment , offering tribute to herself and all her gods . |
| 2 | Gomer would be standing at the top of the steps , lounging against the porch pillars ; an ogre with his two-tailed knotted whip . |
| 3 | For the past hour we had been standing at the top of a Norfolk heath in swirling snow . |
| 4 | Several humans with official-looking trousers and big boots were standing at the bottom of the ramp . |
| 5 | There was nobody else except two strangers who were standing at the back of the church . |
| 6 | But now they were standing at the head of a deep valley in the moor with their ears and tails down . |
| 7 | Ten minutes later , they were standing at the window of the cutler 's shop . |
| 8 | Moonlight was pouring over the valley , black and silver , and presently Lugh was standing at the edge of the forest , looking down into the shallow dip that sheltered the great Manor of Tara . |
| 9 | He was standing at the edge of the water , looking into the turgid grey-brown eddies that poured down towards Breidden with such force and in so absolute a silence . |
| 10 | Gilbert Forbes , still in his butler 's costume but without the tail coat and his toupee , was standing at the back of the group , his bald head pallid above his painted face . |
| 11 | This guy went out with Lee next day , and I was standing at the back of the 9th green when Lee 's manager came running up to me and said , ‘ Willie , you 've got to take the bag — Lee 's fired the other guy . ’ |
| 12 | One of the young men , also with a machine gun , was standing at the back of the plane . |
| 13 | Here he caught sight of Aziz the janitor , who was standing at the back of the hall with his mop and bucket . |
| 14 | So at mid-day , Doyle was standing at the top of the wide , stone steps of St Paul 's , waiting for the memorial service for a ‘ retired ’ member of MI5 to finish . |
| 15 | Outside , Green was standing at the top of the steps smoking a cigarette . |
| 16 | Then he realised who was standing at the top of the steps , and ducked behind the table a mere shaving of time before a short black dart sped across the room and thunked into the woodwork . |
| 17 | Luke Travis was standing at the top of the short flight of stone steps that led down to the garden . |
| 18 | Victoria was standing at the top of the stairs hanging on to the banister . |
| 19 | Suddenly , he was standing at the top of the staircase , apparently on his way to his bedroom . |
| 20 | Quiss was standing at the foot of a flight of steps , on the outer edge of the pandemonium that was the castle 's kitchens . |
| 21 | Anthea Darnell , a tall dark stalagmite , was standing at the head of the table , with professor St John Goth on her immediate right . |
| 22 | Himmler was standing at the head of the great table flanked by Rossman and Berger . |
| 23 | He was standing at the window of an empty compartment , laughing , as he made the gesture of slitting his throat . |
| 24 | He was standing at the door of the Vicarage carrying a grip . |
| 25 | Grace was standing at the door of her pub chatting to Maudie Mycroft . |
| 26 | At about three o'clock in the afternoon , I was standing at the door of the inn when I saw a blind man coming along the road . |
| 27 | Someone was standing at the door of the music-room . |
| 28 | Fagan was standing at the door of the feedhouse when Nicandra approached him , as saucily as she was able , to demand handfuls of grain for her birds . |
| 29 | The guard was standing at the door of the hut , staring down towards the monastery . |
| 30 | It was quite easy , for she was standing at the front of the Council House talking to a large policeman and when Dad and I reached them he said , ‘ There you are Mrs. Maidment , I knew he 'd turn up like a bad penny ! ’ |