Example sentences of "which stood [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yanto was pointing across the valley to the next hill , on top of which stood a tall ancient tower with turreted ramparts . |
| 2 | She looked across to a bureau on which stood a framed certificate for TV Presenter of the Year Award . |
| 3 | Mildred decided to get to the chest of drawers , on which stood a small mirror , so that she could see just how small she was . |
| 4 | It consisted of a small oblong patch of mown but weedy grass , in the centre of which stood a small green flowerless shrub with dirty leaves . |
| 5 | Soon we reached the shrine , a car-park-like space beside the road in which stood a large glass tank containing a painted figure of Mary looking with pity on Jesus crucified . |
| 6 | This door led to a large entrance lobby , to the right of which stood a luxurious bathroom , while to the left was a range of built-in wardrobes . |
| 7 | The architect did not try to reproduce a mediaeval church with aisles and chancel but chose an octagon shape with one side designated as an ‘ east end ’ with a window under which stood a Holy Table . |
| 8 | As she did so , she noticed that the heath adjoining the road rose up to a small hill , on top of which stood an old and dilapidated windmill . |
| 9 | She stepped forward and discovered , sitting at a desk which stood the right way up , a small dark man . |
| 10 | With a hiss a door irised open up ahead of him and the car slipped through , coming out into a great sunken pit , in the centre of which stood the squatly rounded shape of the interplanetary craft . |
| 11 | Then , on 2 November , a sudden dash by the 1st and 2nd Canadian divisions finally secured the high ground on which stood the destroyed Passchendaele village . |