Example sentences of "[pron] stood [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Every Saturday found me in the Hippodrome , our nearest cinema , which stood like a red-brick wireless set at the junction of Main Street , Byrely Road and Auckland Terrace . |
| 32 | Molassi sat cross legged next to a thin column of bright white light , which stood like a radiant strut at the centre of the chamber . |
| 33 | The ‘ new ’ building was erected in 1229 to replace the Broletto Vecchio , the old Broletto , which stood near the present Piazzetta Reale . |
| 34 | The only idea that seemed feasible was for the Collector to put on the rusty suit of armour which stood in the banqueting hall and to go out there with a scythe . |
| 35 | Alex recalls the old Wilton sheds , now demolished , which stood in the open ground behind what is now the Glenpatrick Mill Shop . |
| 36 | You knew where you stood with the Cold War . |
| 37 | She stood outside the back door for a moment . |
| 38 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
| 39 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
| 40 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
| 41 | She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain . |
| 42 | She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen . |
| 43 | Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere . |
| 44 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 45 | A few moments later , she stood beside the uncovered coffin . |
| 46 | Like an avenging witch , she stood over the pinched , sallow face , in which fright had at last replaced venom in the pale eyes . |
| 47 | Nellie Tanner had reached Aggie 's front door and she stood over the dumpy , dark-haired woman . |
| 48 | She stood at the beaded glass and looked out into the gathering darkness . |
| 49 | She stood at the open kitchen window with her early cup of tea clasped in both hands , listening to the swish of the falling water and watching it gather in tiny globules on the tips of the leaves of the apple tree like crystal drops on a chandelier before sliding with a slow , regular inevitability on to the grass . |
| 50 | As she stood on the crimson carpet , hesitating , the chandeliers suddenly flashed on , dispelling the gloom . |
| 51 | From where she stood on the gravelled forecourt , she saw that the flight of steps ahead led up to the living accommodation at the higher level , no doubt to exploit the panoramic view , while below , built into the slope , were the garages and stores . |
| 52 | She was defeated when she stood as a National Labour candidate in 1931 . |
| 53 | After that she stood in a hazy dream , listening to the words that made them husband and wife . |
| 54 | She stood in a dark stifling cell , the woman mumbling by her side . |
| 55 | A dream in which she stood in a glorious , sweet-scented , flower-filled garden watching a tall , golden-haired man playing with beautiful blonde , blue-eyed children , all miniature replicas of himself . |
| 56 | It was as if she stood in a noisy limbo ; all the yesterdays had gone as if they had never been and all the tomorrows were no more than a tantalising promise . |
| 57 | She stood in a large yard with a glass of white wine in her hand and it spilt down the front of her red dress when she jumped at the banging noise of a firework . |
| 58 | As she stood in the dark chapel , listening to the priest 's murmured prayers , the empty , depressed feeling intensified . |
| 59 | She stood in the small sitting-room and ran her finger along the top of a sideboard , drawing a line in the dust that had accumulated . |
| 60 | She stood in the hazy light cast by the bulb in the ceiling , looking uncomfortable and angry , as she phoned Eddy Russell of the Drugs Squad with the information about Della Torre and the lorry due to arrive at Dover the next day . |