Example sentences of "see [noun] standing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her thoughts still whirling , Shae looked up to see Marianne standing by the table , her green eyes calculating and faintly malicious as she glanced from Shannon to Gavin . |
| 2 | She spun round to see Marc standing in the doorway . |
| 3 | I have seen Pamela standing amidst fair and nimble-limbed Continental women , raven-haired leggy nymphets ten years her junior , and those local platinum finger-waved blondes , well-primped and perfectly petite ; and still , they are outdone . |
| 4 | They 'd cruised past when they arrived that afternoon , just after four o'clock , and seen Tommy standing on the doorstep . |
| 5 | Amiss opened his eyes to see Sunil standing over him looking solicitous . |
| 6 | Melissa spun round , almost petrified with shock , to see Eddie standing behind her . |
| 7 | She could see Dickie standing among the people by the boats and knew he was watching her . |
| 8 | of her , he could see Martin standing with his arms folded and resting on the mantelshelf . |
| 9 | At the same time I could see Terry standing close by , on firm ground . |
| 10 | He had glanced back , to see Ashton standing at the depot gates , waving a piece of paper at him . |
| 11 | It was a relief to see Sophia standing in the window of the vicarage drawing room and beckoning her to come in . |
| 12 | He looked surprised to see Cassie standing by the front door but gave her a friendly wave and began to walk up the path . |
| 13 | Suddenly she was aware of her cardigan being draped around her shoulders and slowly she looked up to see Nathan standing beside her . |
| 14 | After a while I saw Nour standing on the low wall gleaming naked in the dark light , looking defenceless and young . |
| 15 | She opened her eyes and saw Rodier standing by the bed with the nurse hovering behind him . |
| 16 | When she opened her eyes and saw Patrick standing in the room she started up with a cry . |
| 17 | He saw Schellenberg standing beside his Mercedes , waved and turned towards him . |
| 18 | Looking up , he saw Georgina standing at the open door with a welcoming smile . |
| 19 | He saw Antony standing talking animatedly to a rather bewildered looking police constable who looked relieved to get away . |
| 20 | He no longer saw Benny standing before him , but a dark-skinned woman , whom he barely recognized after such a long time . |
| 21 | That autumn saw Eva standing on the steps of the dark brick building in Denmark Hill , with its high surrounding wall , and predominant tower . |
| 22 | He opened the door but the dimness inside was such that for a moment he could see little ; then , as his eyes accommodated , he saw Maurice standing , pressed against the far wall as though he wanted to vanish through it . |
| 23 | He saw Donald standing over him , a can of beans in his hand . |
| 24 | He saw Dobson standing in the library . |
| 25 | He looked up and saw Jed standing in the doorway . |
| 26 | They saw Sharon standing in the plastic-flowers aisle . |
| 27 | Slater saw Sara standing at the door of the room . |
| 28 | When Jed turned round , he saw Celia standing on the road . |
| 29 | When he emerged on to the vast concourse he saw Kuhlmann standing at the entrance to one of the platforms opposite the ticket office . |
| 30 | The photographer and his wife Jane had been about to go through into the concert hall when Leeson saw Lowell standing on his own . |