Example sentences of "stood a [adj] man " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind the counter stood a young man who smiled broadly when he saw her . |
| 2 | Outside stood a young man in oilskins , the hood blowing back from a soaking tangle of brown hair blackened by the rain , and one hand gripping a duffel bag . |
| 3 | On the roof of one of the cars stood a young man in battle-dress , his gun at the ready , staring out into the darkness . |
| 4 | To the right was another door ; beside this one stood a uniformed man in what looked like a Securicor outfit . |
| 5 | Beside Benedicta stood a tall man , his features quite clear in the torchlight . |
| 6 | On the bank , stood a small man , dressed in a stained old raincoat , wearing a flat cap , fishing tackle packed in an ex-army gas-mask carrier . |
| 7 | He knocked boldly on the door of this house , and there was a rustling , and creaking , and the door opened a tiny crack , and there stood a little man , with a face as grey as morning ashes , and a long woolly beard the same colour . |
| 8 | In front of him , wearing a black robe , stood a huge man with a face like a ploughed field . |