Example sentences of "he be standing at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am the Conservatives ’ Jeremy Irons , ’ he murmured as apologetically as if he were standing at the rostrum with a brand new Oscar . |
| 2 | Wishart felt as if he was standing at a crossroads with two paths leading into the darkness . |
| 3 | As luck would have it , he was standing at the kitchen counter , his back to her , making himself a sandwich . |
| 4 | ‘ He was standing at the bar , having a drink , when he suddenly collapsed . ’ |
| 5 | He was standing at the door , greeting people as they came in , simpering and giggling and asking them how so-and-so was . |
| 6 | He was standing at the door of the Vicarage carrying a grip . |
| 7 | He was standing at the door . |
| 8 | He was standing at the edge of the water , looking into the turgid grey-brown eddies that poured down towards Breidden with such force and in so absolute a silence . |
| 9 | Suddenly , he was standing at the top of the staircase , apparently on his way to his bedroom . |
| 10 | He was standing at the window of an empty compartment , laughing , as he made the gesture of slitting his throat . |
| 11 | One Saturday at about 3 o'clock when the 2.47 had not long gone through and he had put the ‘ line clear ’ through , he was standing at the window and saw the lad . |