Example sentences of "standing by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Standing by the final fence and watching competitors riding over it can be a sobering experience and there are often heart-in-mouth sights to be seen . |
| 2 | Then , glancing up and seeing her face , unexpectedly got up , as quick and full of energy as he had just been lethargic ( but it was the energy of anger ) and came out with her into the hall , where Philip , frail as a leaf , was standing by the great dark-grey water tank . |
| 3 | Keith was standing by the lighted telephone-box . |
| 4 | ‘ When I arived he had led his two sisters out and they were standing by the front door . |
| 5 | Standing by the front door is an excellent vantage point from which to admire the main part of the garden which is certainly colourful . |
| 6 | ‘ And what time may we expect supper , Eleanor ? ’ her father asked , standing by the front window with his back to her . |
| 7 | All this time they had been standing by the front door . |
| 8 | Simone was standing by the front door which she held ajar , her hand to her mouth . |
| 9 | Standing by the old timber ponds at Clapton , another of his childhood swimming holes , he had felt his tension being blown away by the eternal winds of the Severn . |
| 10 | Standing by the old boiler , stirring the seething mass of laundry with a copper-stick , she explained about the accident in the Mile End Road . |
| 11 | A burly constable was already standing by the public telephone , and no-one so far had been sufficiently intrepid as to approach him . |
| 12 | And now , here was this boy standing by the big pool , as cool as a cucumber and wearing his helmet . |
| 13 | The girl seemed absurdly historical , standing by the pompous vase in front of the faded , painted grove . |
| 14 | Fräulein Silber was standing by the high jump , one hand resting on the bar . |
| 15 | He concluded his little lecture with jovial self-approval , and then , standing by the open door , he paused for a second and said : ‘ Sounds cynical , all that , I suppose . |
| 16 | She watched her mother get into the car , but she remained standing by the open door until Lizzie had turned the car and then disappeared down the drive . |
| 17 | Mrs Carter was standing by the open window , smoking a cigarette . |
| 18 | When they returned to the hallway , the child was standing by the living-room door , looking as if she might be about to cry . |