Example sentences of "we stood [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stood on a bridge , looked down — and saw our first dipper of the day . |
| 2 | Tony gave me the benefit of his wisdom as we stood on the edge of a mile-wide snow field and waved goodbye to Hafpor . |
| 3 | They got us off and the bus disappeared , but there was still a reason why we could not board — they never let on what it was — — and we stood on the tarmac for a long time before being herded to the back entrance . |
| 4 | The crowd had now swelled to huge numbers as we stood on the 16th tee . |
| 5 | We stood on the beach at Hastings , and even my quiet father cheered as wave after wave of the RAF went out to do just that . |
| 6 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 7 | Having hear many stories of friendly locals eager to give lifts to strangers , we stood on the road to St Arnaud and waited . |
| 8 | At Ellers we stood on the bridge watching swallows skimming and bumping the water after a hatch of flies that the late afternoon warmth had brought out . |
| 9 | We stood on the high shingle bank , striving to keep our balance . |
| 10 | We stood on the cliff top to welcome them , swallows and house martins , meadow pipits and skylarks . |
| 11 | We stood on the grassy ( wretchedly moonlit ) path and listened hard . |
| 12 | We stood on the concrete set of the main concourse while extras thronged about . |
| 13 | We stood on the top step , an icy wind driving any sleep from our eyes and faces , staring out over the snow-carpeted grounds . |
| 14 | There we stood on the perilous slope . |
| 15 | without protest from a parent , without a protest from a hunter without a protest from er a anyone else , that is a shame , because I tell you what , if you go drag hunting , you can keep the jobs the people are still going to have to shoe the horses traders and people like that are still going to have to produce the carriages to take the horses with them and the only people job jobs are in jeopardy are not the kennel staff it 's the terrier men and to be quite honest , ladies and gentlemen , it 's the terrier men who have actually ruined your sport , cos of what they get up to in nineteen ninety three is a disgust and at the end of the day your P R has been absolutely wrong and I hope this afternoon that Conservatives and Liberals can join with us and I 've got to thank a certain Liberal because he 's he 's put his head on the block on several occasions on this when we stood on the platform as individuals , not as politicians , as individuals on this and I think that this afternoon we 've got a way forward , we can say to the hunt , come and talk you change , we 'll give you access . |
| 16 | After an hour on the flat we stood on an old snow patch at the foot of the Plaret cascades and looked straight up a perfect glacier valley to the hut , and beyond the Promontoire hut , glinting in the afternoon light , high on a southerly arm of La Meije . |
| 17 | " We stood off the Belgian coast near Nieuport that evening and received information that Spring Flight had embarked a party of Pakistanis and was leaving harbour . |
| 18 | We stood off the ball in some tackles . ’ |
| 19 | We stood outside the factory and asked workers entering to sign a petition demanding a union . |
| 20 | One particular Easter , a beautiful day , I remember an overwhelming fear filling me with absolute terror as we stood outside the ticket office after returning from a journey . |
| 21 | I asked as we stood outside the front door of Green 's Hotel . |
| 22 | We stood outside the hotel and watched for it . |
| 23 | We stood outside the boys ’ loo , Mum and me . |
| 24 | We stood about the living-room heavily armed . |
| 25 | When we reached home , we stood for a moment beside the tree near my gate . |
| 26 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
| 27 | I opened it and we stood for a moment , rain driving down hard . |
| 28 | We stood for the hymn , sat for the Bible reading , knelt for the prayers . |
| 29 | Gasping for breath , legs and backs aching and chafing , we stood at the finish , bent double , dripping sweat , while the Corporals read out the times . |
| 30 | We stood at the railed-off observation platform at Bartlet Nab and looked down on to a spectacular scene . |