Example sentences of "and stood at " in BNC.

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1 I left them as I approached No. 6 Commando positions and stood at the side of the road and watched them all pass by .
2 But the rest of his appeal was lost as Erika pushed past him and stood at the end of the bus , well aware that Paul would rather postpone his appeal than stand the two slow lurching miles to the club .
3 Maria , who showed her in , was frightened and stood at the door shivering .
4 An index of 100 for industrial production in 1975 rose to 112 by 1979 , but fell back to 100 by 1980 ( British Business , 1981 ) and stood at only 109 by 1986 ( British Business , 1988 ) .
5 It covered some 1000 sq.km and stood at 393 metres below sea level in the 1930s .
6 Hundreds of people were there and I only saw the Queen at the beginning when she came out with Prince Philip and the Queen Mother and stood at the head of the terrace whilst a band played the National Anthem .
7 He came and stood at her side , pointing at two circular hatches in the floor flanked by handrails , with massive spheres secured nearby .
8 They got off the shuttle , and stood at the base of the crucifix .
9 Net earnings per share fell 25% to $0.03 in the quarter , and stood at $0.10 in the nine months .
10 He took a comb from the pocket of his suit and stood at the sink .
11 Tristram turned to Jennifer , and she came and stood at his side .
12 Tom negotiated these ‘ ill-made pavements ’ and stood at the top of Malham Cove .
13 Jim came back with some clothes over his arms and stood at the door , while Bella very slowly told Albert to come and be interviewed next week for a job as a public-relations officer in their department store .
14 Joseph joined them briefly to gobble down his lunch then rushed back on deck alone , wearing his sun helmet , and stood at the rail-eagerly devouring with his eyes each new detail of the ever-changing scene .
15 His mother followed and stood at his door looking anxiously at him .
16 Heathcliff had come into the house and stood at the bottom of the stairs , looking up .
17 One night when the last streamers had shivered away against the dawn sky , leaving its heaven blue merely bland , she walked away from her colony and stood at the furthest tip of the ice sheet .
18 Jorge came in then and stood at the door .
19 A faint smile crossed her face , but she remained silent until they had descended the stairway and stood at the entrance to the great hall .
20 Her mother came out and stood at the gate waving until Caro had walked out of sight , and Caro had to force herself not to run to escape that imploring cloying gaze .
21 Rompres , the Romanian press agency , reported on Feb. 8 that the death rate had been increasing annually from 1965 , and stood at 11 per 1,000 in 1988 , and infant and child mortality rose 36 per cent between 1964 and 1988 .
22 After several years during which agricultural surpluses had been substantially reduced , they had risen by the end of 1990 and stood at : cereals — 18,000,000 tonnes ; beef — 700,000 tonnes ; butter — 278,000 tonnes ; skimmed milk powder — 335,000 tonnes ; wine — 8,000,000 hectolitres ; and tobacco — 30,000 tonnes .
23 As they approached , Schellenberg pulled Devlin to one side and stood at attention .
24 I may even have just called for him and stood at the door .
25 David came and stood at her shoulder , smiling at her attempts to convince Mrs Toye .
26 He had moved past her and stood at the foot of a soaring staircase , hands on his hips .
27 Shelley changed into a fresh dress and stood at the door of the villa .
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