Example sentences of "[conj] they stood on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relatively little is known of the first great temples , which were built between 2000 and 1900 BC and destroyed by earthquakes in 1700 BC , except that they stood on the same sites as the later temples . |
| 2 | No doubt Temple remembered that once they stood on the same platform at Cambridge . |
| 3 | It resisted for a moment , then swung completely open , and they stood on the threshold , goggling in . |
| 4 | They remembered this two hours later as they stood on the meadow in front of the big house at Fortingall , waiting for a crowd to gather . |
| 5 | He was simmering down , or more exactly , getting a little tired as they stood on the sidewalk waiting for a street-car . |
| 6 | We joined the crowd before our handiwork was noticed and watched as Mary and Albert had more confetti thrown over them as they stood on the threshold of the church . |
| 7 | Chrissie climbed out of the cab , with Nick , and as they stood on the pavement so Liz Spalding slipped out of the taxi between them , bent low , and darted into the garage . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't want those kids worrying too much about their mother and father , ’ he told Laura as they stood on the pavement , waiting for a cab . |