Example sentences of "she stood in [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After that she stood in a hazy dream , listening to the words that made them husband and wife .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 As she stood in the dark chapel , listening to the priest 's murmured prayers , the empty , depressed feeling intensified .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 Emily sighed as she stood in the shabby kitchen .
8 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 .
9 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 …
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