Example sentences of "he stood [prep] the middle " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he stood in the middle of the road waving his arms it was only because he was hungry and wanted his dinner , now you 'll have to trundle him about in a wheelbarrow like a dead sheep , you 'll have no time for skirmishing . |
| 2 | He stood in the middle of the living room and took off all his clothes , leaving them on the floor where they fell ; then he inspected his naked body , front , back and sides , in the full-length mirror that he had on his living room wall . |
| 3 | He stood in the middle of the deserted snow-packed road and raised his eyes towards the Feldwebel with the expression of a dying dog towards its master . |
| 4 | Holding it against his chest , he stood in the middle of the room . |
| 5 | He stood in the middle of the road , his arm outstretched in a signal for the Jeep to stop . |
| 6 | He stood in the middle of the room , surveying Jehan , and the guard who was beside the door eyed him nervously . |
| 7 | He stood in the middle of the yard . |
| 8 | He stood in the middle of the room and stared mistrustfully round him , wondering why he should be so favoured . |