Example sentences of "stood by a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man was sitting at a desk , typing , another stood by a filing cabinet . |
| 2 | A dentist stood by a men in blue one by one before calling out his findings to an orderly at a desk . |
| 3 | It was not the smell which deterred her but the fact that there were two girls present : one sat on a table swinging her legs , while the other stood by a sink . |
| 4 | ‘ Are you searching for anything in particular ? ’ he asked as she stood by a cage containing some little creatures curled up fast asleep . |
| 5 | A girl in an Edwardian dress stood by a vase of roses on an improbable Corinthian pedestal , while painted foliage drooped sentimentally across the background . |