Example sentences of "he stood by [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She glared at Hank as he stood by the front door ready to open it for the paper 's representatives , and tried not to scream while these gentlemen put on their boots again . |
| 2 | Panting with anticipation he stood by the nailed boards as the men inside opened the yard gate . |
| 3 | He stood by the large window , looking down on the lights of Leeds . |
| 4 | He brushed aside new-bursting buds that slapped at his face , until he stood by the rust-eaten iron gates , watching the hearse accelerate down the road . |
| 5 | He stood by the empty grate , resting an elbow on the mantelpiece , so as almost to prod the Meissen shepherds and shepherdesses . |