Example sentences of "[pron] had been standing by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nurse Motley said that except for a moment when she picked up a piece of paper and threw it in the bin , she had been standing by Kayley 's head the whole time . |
| 2 | Laidlaw waited until the prostitute was out of sight then nodded to Graham who had been standing by the tree . |
| 3 | All this time they had been standing by the front door . |
| 4 | He had been standing by the door which was now partly open . |
| 5 | He answered immediately , as if he had been standing by the instrument . |