Example sentences of "been standing [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There it is — the bush — trees that have been standing for hundreds of years . ’ |
| 2 | Captain Green , 41 , had been standing with other men from the Royal Artillery 's 32nd Heavy Regiment after a training exercise in Alberta , Canada , when he was hit . |
| 3 | Perhaps he had been standing at that spot , gazing out over the river towards the mountains or maybe with bowed head , grieving for his lover . |
| 4 | It was decided in 1985 that the maypole , which had been standing since 1953 , was no longer safe and should be replaced . |
| 5 | Siward , the man who , had he , Thorfinn , been standing under that cross and issuing that challenge instead of a priest , would have had no hesitation in ordering his best marksman to smite him dead with his bow or his javelin . |
| 6 | It was a cold day and I had been standing in that particular spot for half an hour , so I was glad to get into the car , which was driven by a smart-looking man in a tweed cap . |