Example sentences of "been standing [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would have fled if the Earl 's retainers had not been standing right behind me . |
| 2 | Camp have n't been standing still on the walking axe front , with three new models designed ; Jannu , Nuptse and Hielo . |
| 3 | The law has not been standing still since Jorden v. Money . |
| 4 | Despite the decline in its popularity , homoeopathy has not been standing still for the entire twentieth century . |
| 5 | A privately owned half-timbered cottage ( mostly 16th-century ) with pantiled roof and porches , it has been standing empty for years |
| 6 | The shop had been standing empty for some time , and needed a great deal of work . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's been standing empty for a couple of years . |
| 8 | NOTE Urine that has been standing some of the night is not a true specimen for testing . |
| 9 | Gilbert had been standing next to them and almost fell down the stairs in his efforts to get away from those doors as something shouldered them open . |
| 10 | And then a sound , as if she had been standing next to a huge thunderclap . |