Example sentences of "who was stand [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here he caught sight of Aziz the janitor , who was standing at the back of the hall with his mop and bucket . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Sam 's boat was one of the last to sail in between the old forts , and Harry , who was standing at the end of the stone quay in order to crow over the birth of his son and demand payment of his winnings , saw with a twinge of jealousy that Gristy 's ketch was well down in the water . |
| 4 | It showed the other Rex , who was standing on the plaza before the building waving his arms about . |
| 5 | Angrily she turned to the door and yanked it open , almost colliding with David Markham who was standing on the threshold . |
| 6 | ‘ What 's up ? ’ he demanded , addressing the back of a blue-overalled worker who was standing beside the machine . |
| 7 | Helen , who was standing by the window , said suddenly , ‘ Here 's another client coming up the drive — I think that 's Mr Jarvis 's car . ’ |
| 8 | Frank Grimwood showed no sign of moving , or even of lifting his eyes from his plate , except to flick them at Kennedy who was standing by the door . |
| 9 | Her eyes flew open and she stared in shock at Luke , who was standing by the desk . |
| 10 | Sarah 's eyes went to her mother , who was standing by the table , rolling pastry . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh ! ’ gasped Rachel , her gaze darting to her father who was standing behind the wheelchair and her mother who stood beside them . |
| 12 | A hoarse , angry noise came from the crowd and faces turned to look at Fleming the teacher , who was standing near the manse under a yew tree . |
| 13 | She said to the driver of the first one , who was standing within the shelter of a doorway smoking , ‘ I … |
| 14 | He turned to a tall woman , who was standing in the corner . |
| 15 | She turned and looked towards Nigger , who was standing in the doorway talking to one of the locals he knew . |
| 16 | Her room was lit by a single naked bulb which hung from the ceiling and shone harshly on Ellen who was standing in the doorway of her tiny bathroom . |