Example sentences of "standing there [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Cardiff looked back to see the thing standing there amidst the destruction . |
| 2 | ‘ He was standing there with the blood still on his cuffs , ’ one MP explained . |
| 3 | It was Lee , standing there with the pink blanket , the string bag and the hot water bottle . |
| 4 | Standing there with the violin tucked under her chin and the bow in her hand , she was removed from anxiety and from thinking of Catherine . |
| 5 | A liar or perjurer stood in the docks , a great whetstone round his neck , a placard proclaiming that he was a false perjurer and breaker of oaths ; beside him a hapless youth who had stolen a leg of mutton and was standing there with the piece of meat , now well decaying and buzzing with flies , slung round his neck . |
| 6 | And I fear for you , standing there on the shore |
| 7 | all its friends and then it was just standing there on the ground . |
| 8 | I did n't feel I should suggest a doctor , just like that , standing there on the pavement . |
| 9 | They were simply standing there on the beat in the execution of their duty when they were assaulted . ’ |
| 10 | According to the court , it was sufficient that the police were ‘ standing there on the beat in the execution of their duty ’ for liability to attach . |
| 11 | I glance up and see Lucker standing there on the bridge . |
| 12 | And I give him three mo cos I 'd give him three months guarantee with that , I thought yes and I was standing there on the phone and I thought you dare come back ! |
| 13 | ‘ I can still remember standing there at the party when that woman Pargeter told me . |
| 14 | She thought she would fall to the floor , or faint , standing there at the mercy of his ravishing mouth , and perhaps he sensed something of her helplessness , because he raised his head again almost immediately . |
| 15 | There were a couple of men standing there by the door , waiting for the train to pull in and stop . |
| 16 | What does it mean , standing there in the empty room , bigger than a man ? |
| 17 | I can see him now standing there in the door . |
| 18 | A finger of grey granite boulders defiantly standing there in the mud and sand , surrounded permanently by a large lake during low water , much to the delight of the local children during the Summer . |
| 19 | Jimmy , 62 , said yesterday : ‘ I suppose it was rather strange being told I was being awarded the CBE while standing there in the altogether . |
| 20 | I coughed , and he looked up ; a grey little man with spectacles , standing there in the mud surrounded by the squabbling pigs , he looked the very antithesis of magnificent immensity . |
| 21 | Standing there in the moonlight in her underwear she looked magnificent . |
| 22 | And how many are there standing there in the playground ? |
| 23 | She was in the grip of a white-hot fury , she registered , standing there in the middle of the room , staring at the calm , peaceful setting . |
| 24 | The moon , the mountains , the man — himself — standing there in the darkness : none of it made sense to him . |
| 25 | A moment later the two of them had disappeared into the house , leaving me standing there in the sunshine , feeling suddenly weak at the knees . |
| 26 | I still remember that Christmas Day — the inspector and I standing there in the drizzle — the city of Belfast enjoying an uneasy period of quietness with the men of violence possibly challenged by their memories of the Christmas Message and declaring a truce [ for Christmas only ] . |
| 27 | Standing there in the garden I prayed to fall down dead . |
| 28 | But to me , standing there in the autumn sunlight , it suddenly seemed natural and comforting . |
| 29 | And as soon as I read the name I see her standing there in the witness box , self-contained , precise , unknowable . |
| 30 | No the ones down the corner looked better at , but I just did n't feel like standing there in the cold . |