Example sentences of "was stand [prep] the doorway " in BNC.
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| 1 | All he could do for the moment was to stand in the doorway and look about him . |
| 2 | A short , stocky middle-aged man with thinning brown hair , a ruddy face and a twinkle in his eyes was standing at the doorway eyeing him . |
| 3 | He was standing in the doorway , a big grin on his face . |
| 4 | Father was not visible , but the woman 's gesture indicated that he was standing in the doorway of the villa , gazing after her . |
| 5 | The next second , the door swung open and Doyle was standing in the doorway , with a tray in his hands , looking at them both . |
| 6 | A slender young woman in a green flowered dress with lacy bits at the neck and cuffs was standing in the doorway . |
| 7 | The proprietor , a young man , even skinnier and shorter than I , with bulging eyes and half a gold tooth , was standing in the doorway wearing an oversized European suit . |
| 8 | She turned and looked towards Nigger , who was standing in the doorway talking to one of the locals he knew . |
| 9 | Hugo was standing in the doorway of his office . |
| 10 | She was standing in the doorway with a tight smile on her face . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The elderly cleric was standing in the doorway in his surplice to welcome them . |
| 13 | She was standing in the doorway of the sitting room , watching him carry.the first of the cardboard boxes downstairs . |
| 14 | Roy was standing in the doorway , staring at the kitchen as if he was in the wrong house . |
| 15 | She was standing in the doorway and smiling uncertainly . |
| 16 | She half turned to look over her shoulder ; when he followed her gaze , he saw that Sophie was standing in the doorway . |
| 17 | He was standing in the doorway . |
| 18 | His mother was standing in the doorway , beckoning to him . |
| 19 | He was standing in the doorway , giving me his intensest look . |
| 20 | Johnny was standing in the doorway , with the light from the landing behind him . |
| 21 | William Dougal was standing in the doorway . |
| 22 | Celia was standing in the doorway . |
| 23 | He was standing in the doorway , his lean frame clad in a loose-fitting tawny-coloured suit that seemed to emphasise the taut muscle that lay beneath it . |
| 24 | And nobody could get out of the cupboard , because I was standing in the doorway . |
| 25 | They went downstairs ; Francis was standing in the doorway of the studio . |
| 26 | Michele was standing in the doorway , his dark face alight with amusement . |
| 27 | Miguel was standing in the doorway , his handsome face in shadow . |
| 28 | She turned , hearing the stillness that followed the rustling of his movements , and he was standing in the doorway , looking at her with a strange , soft look of mingled reluctance and resolution . |
| 29 | The clerk of the court was standing by the doorway and calling for Mrs Balanchine . |