Example sentences of "stood at the [noun sg] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It stood at the north end of Duke Street , flanked by the park on its north and west sides , and was designed by Soane in 1829 .
2 Commons sources confirmed that on Thursday Mrs Thatcher stood at the despatch box with a television monitor nearby to see how she appeared on television in the chamber .
3 She stood at the drying frame with her box of pegs and her tub of washing .
4 He stood at the lit window of his hotel room and saw his own reflection , and beyond it the room , and in that ghost-world the image of Tom Carey walking to and fro , a glassy shadow .
5 He recalled the ancient baptistery which stood at the east end of the church , where the bodies of the archbishops had lain , and where the trials by ordeal had taken place .
6 Our house stood at the east end of the rue Victorie , where the shops give way to workshops .
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