Example sentences of "stood in a [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over a thousand men stood in a formed square on a muddy field somewhere in France , wondering if twelve weeks of training and ten days of ‘ acclimatisation ’ could possibly have made them ready to face the might of the German forces . |
| 2 | Originally it stood in a small church in Via San Pietrò which has long since disappeared , and was christened the ‘ Man of Stone ’ when it was repositioned . |
| 3 | The assembled crowd rejoiced at this unexpected joy , and Luch stood quietly unnoticed by the steps as they all turned away to where Abbot Kenneth stood in a perfect haze of delight . |
| 4 | Severed eyes are best potted individually in good clean garden soil and stood in a shallow bowl of water with their growing points submerged . |
| 5 | " Hullo my darlings , " Nicandra stood in a blinding shaft of sun , one hand held her shirt up to her chin , " How are you ? " |
| 6 | When Mr Salekh , a popular poet , stood in a two-way contest against Mr Karimov in December 's presidential election , he gained only 12 per cent of the vote . |
| 7 | My suitcase , I was interested to see , stood in a quiet row of others , accessible enough if I wanted it . |
| 8 | Next morning , at half past four , Anna Harland stood in a quiet road in front of a hotel . |
| 9 | None of these cities stood in a direct relationship to the Capetians , and the people of the southern lands were sharply differentiated from those of northern France by language , law and custom . |
| 10 | The three stood in a momentary island of calm , whilst around them the fighting surged like surf beating up a beach . |
| 11 | Thus I do not for example think that there could be a human person ( which Christians must proclaim ) who stood in a different relationship to God than do all other human beings . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It stood in a little square with dying trees around it . |
| 14 | The piglets slowed their headlong gallop to a trot , then , as though controlled by telepathy , they all stopped at once and stood in a pink group in one corner , |
| 15 | The house stood in a leafy street in the southern suburbs . |