Example sentences of "we stand on the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We stood on the concrete set of the main concourse while extras thronged about .
2 We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's .
3 There we stood on the perilous slope .
4 We stood on the high shingle bank , striving to keep our balance .
5 The crowd had now swelled to huge numbers as we stood on the 16th tee .
6 We stood on the top step , an icy wind driving any sleep from our eyes and faces , staring out over the snow-carpeted grounds .
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