Example sentences of "[pron] stood by [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had another coffee ; I was confused , irritable and dizzy as I stood by the buffet and watched the station cleaners , suddenly desperate to be on my way before tiredness made me change my mind . |
| 2 | So I stood by the vice for quite a time and then I went to pick something up , turned round , told you , you do that you 'll do nothing else . |
| 3 | I stood by the window staring out into the foggy darkness , taking deep breaths to try and stifle some hollow feeling of new disease . |
| 4 | I stood by the window and waited . |
| 5 | I stood by the door feeling very nervous . |
| 6 | I stood by the door . |
| 7 | I stood by the door , making myself inconspicuous . |
| 8 | So I stood by the door I wait till dad come in cos he was the last out and it was always my fault like , I would have left the fire on not him . |
| 9 | So I stood by the door and I never moved till he went in oh he said But with a caravan I do n't know . |
| 10 | Yeah , I remembered it while I was walking round the shop , cos the more I yeah , the more I thought about it the worse I got when I stood by the machine . |
| 11 | I stood by the phone prodding away at my mind with the unanswerable rationalizations , wondering why I did n't feel happier and better now I 'd decided . |
| 12 | Terrified , I stood by the stage , knowing I had to go on after them . |
| 13 | Then she caught sight of the suitcase which stood by the steps . |
| 14 | The Alsatians , their thick pelts soaked and steaming , had sniffed with some certainty around a little icon of the Virgin which stood by the roadside , sheltered from the rain by a stone arch , but after that they had rambled unhappily this way and that and returned whining to their handlers , who were knee-deep in mud , soaked to the skin and cursing roundly . |
| 15 | ‘ Are you searching for anything in particular ? ’ he asked as she stood by a cage containing some little creatures curled up fast asleep . |
| 16 | She stood by the door like a small animal poised for flight , and Roman uttered an irritable exclamation . |
| 17 | In the hall of Sea House she stood by the telephone , looking at it . |
| 18 | She stood by the foot of the bed and unbuttoned her blouse . |
| 19 | She stood by the window for some minutes , looking down into Hand and Ball Court , where an old tramp was feeling his way round the walls and trying not to catch people 's eyes . |
| 20 | She stood by the window , and looked out at a grey cat on a grey wall in the grey road . |
| 21 | She was a good waitress , but when she stood by the tables , the men looked round her to see Aileen . |
| 22 | She stood by the oven , rubbing one bare foot against the other , glaring at the toast which was already burnt . |
| 23 | The untransformed house had contained treasures as well as horrors , including the portrait on the stairs , and the restored chandelier which now hung , glittering and refracting , from the centre of the ornate ceiling , above the heads of Charles and Alix , who sat disposed , glass in hand , at either end of one of the long settees , and above Esther , who stood by the fireplace reading the Headleand invitations to parties and lectures and public meetings . |
| 24 | There is a story of a party of Americans who stood by the Porters ' Lodge at King 's College , Cambridge . |
| 25 | Everything was grey , wet and colourless as we stood by the rail watching the luggage being unloaded into the custom sheds . |
| 26 | ‘ Frightfully kind of you , ’ he said to her as they stood by the kerb . |
| 27 | It ran deep and silent , the willows swaying above it ; and soon they stood by the foot of the rock . |
| 28 | Victoria was silent throughout the service and as they stood by the side of the grave where George was laid to rest beside his parents , she noticed in amazement that most of the women cried and that even her Grandad Oaks , who often appeared fierce and of whom she was a little afraid , took out a handkerchief and surreptitiously wiped his eyes . |
| 29 | They stood by the car , staring at the farm front door . |
| 30 | In cross-examination by the Crown , Pte Clegg said he stood by every word of his interviews as being ‘ truthful , accurate and complete ’ . |