Example sentences of "she stood [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood outside the back door for a moment . |
| 2 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
| 3 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
| 4 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
| 5 | She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain . |
| 6 | She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen . |
| 7 | Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere . |
| 8 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 9 | A few moments later , she stood beside the uncovered coffin . |
| 10 | She stood at the beaded glass and looked out into the gathering darkness . |
| 11 | She stood at the open kitchen window with her early cup of tea clasped in both hands , listening to the swish of the falling water and watching it gather in tiny globules on the tips of the leaves of the apple tree like crystal drops on a chandelier before sliding with a slow , regular inevitability on to the grass . |
| 12 | As she stood on the crimson carpet , hesitating , the chandeliers suddenly flashed on , dispelling the gloom . |
| 13 | From where she stood on the gravelled forecourt , she saw that the flight of steps ahead led up to the living accommodation at the higher level , no doubt to exploit the panoramic view , while below , built into the slope , were the garages and stores . |
| 14 | After that she stood in a hazy dream , listening to the words that made them husband and wife . |
| 15 | It was as if she stood in a noisy limbo ; all the yesterdays had gone as if they had never been and all the tomorrows were no more than a tantalising promise . |
| 16 | She stood in a large yard with a glass of white wine in her hand and it spilt down the front of her red dress when she jumped at the banging noise of a firework . |
| 17 | As she stood in the dark chapel , listening to the priest 's murmured prayers , the empty , depressed feeling intensified . |
| 18 | She stood in the small sitting-room and ran her finger along the top of a sideboard , drawing a line in the dust that had accumulated . |
| 19 | She stood in the hazy light cast by the bulb in the ceiling , looking uncomfortable and angry , as she phoned Eddy Russell of the Drugs Squad with the information about Della Torre and the lorry due to arrive at Dover the next day . |
| 20 | Emily sighed as she stood in the shabby kitchen . |
| 21 | She stood in the little porch with Binkie in her arms , her chin resting on his head ; they both gazed at Melissa with calm , unblinking eyes . |
| 22 | She stood in the open door , fists up on either side of her head , banging it , banging it hard , and wailing , " No , no , no , oh no … |
| 23 | However , she realised the wisdom of his words , but hunger and the sound of the lunch bell caused her to discard all thoughts of a long soak , and instead of running a bath she stood beneath the soothing waters of a hot shower . |
| 24 | In the branch of the Banco dell'Annunziazione a girl , whose face was a mask of disappointment nobly borne and from whose carmined lips dangled a cigarette miraculously balancing a tube of ash , clattered calculations as she stood before an upright typewriter and , in less time than she had expected , Molly was in possession of a mound of hundred thousand lire notes . |
| 25 | She stood by the glittering bottles and looked at him expectantly . |