Example sentences of "[pron] stood on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What would you give me if I stood on that boulder on one leg ? ’ asked Christopher , eyeing a small rock on the extreme edge of the cliff . |
| 2 | As I stood on one foot to remove them , the little cabin shifted on its suspension but there was no embarrassment , not even in the disparity between the utility of our underwear and the transcendence of our desire . |
| 3 | He held me while I stood on one leg to massage the injured toe . |
| 4 | As my companion remarked , the oldies are goldies and you ca n't get much ( g ) older than ‘ I stood on this stage 30 years ago and I was so successful they 've asked me back tonight . ’ |
| 5 | Everyone stopped where they were and stared as she pointed dramatically at a dark green house plant which stood on some kind of plinth behind the seat she 'd been allocated . |
| 6 | IN A HOUSE WHICH STOOD ON THIS SITE ’ . |
| 7 | He indicated one of the big Chesterfields which stood on either side of the fireplace . |
| 8 | Indeed , the dagger could have come from anywhere : a darkened window , a shadowed door or from the top of any of the low squat buildings which stood on either side of the alleyway . |
| 9 | He set her down on the landing and she stood on one foot , using the wall for support while he opened his living-room door . |
| 10 | With heavy hearts we stood on either side of the broken body . |
| 11 | The Fish got us a good position at the back of the club , where we stood on wooden beer crates holding on to each other as the floor seemed about to crack open with heat and stomping . |
| 12 | As they stood on either side of the door looking at one another she felt as if a magic elixir was being created , ready to cure a disease . |
| 13 | Their eyes were identically glazed in male and female as they stood on either side of a seated broadclothed patriarch . |
| 14 | Glaring from one to the other as they stood on either side of the bed , she said crossly to Lucy , ‘ So you 've brought him to see me at last . |
| 15 | Music played softly in the background as they stood on either side of the hearth , smiling uncertainly at one another like former lovers reunited after a long absence and wondering whether they still had anything in common . |
| 16 | It had limited access , it had planning permission for only 11,000 sq.ft. , and it stood on ancient water ponds that covered almost half the site . |
| 17 | Mr Kinnock looked uncomfortable when Alec Dunn , a 20-year-old first-time voter , asked where he stood on proportional representation . |