Example sentences of "[be] stand [prep] the doorway " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I go back and I 'm standing in the doorway , and there 's this kid on the bed and he 's thrown up all over the cover and now he 's starting to shake . |
| 2 | Knowing that it could only be bad news , Harry , who had been standing in the doorway , stepped forward and put his arm round Cora-Beth 's shoulders . |
| 3 | But when I put the phone down I find he has been standing in the doorway . |
| 4 | Six androids were standing in the doorway . |
| 5 | So we were stood in the doorway . |
| 6 | Most faces have turned to watch the ā gri who 's just come out of the shrine and is standing in the doorway . |
| 7 | Felicity is standing in the doorway of the living-room . |
| 8 | All he could do for the moment was to stand in the doorway and look about him . |
| 9 | A short , stocky middle-aged man with thinning brown hair , a ruddy face and a twinkle in his eyes was standing at the doorway eyeing him . |
| 10 | He was standing in the doorway , a big grin on his face . |
| 11 | Father was not visible , but the woman 's gesture indicated that he was standing in the doorway of the villa , gazing after her . |
| 12 | The next second , the door swung open and Doyle was standing in the doorway , with a tray in his hands , looking at them both . |
| 13 | A slender young woman in a green flowered dress with lacy bits at the neck and cuffs was standing in the doorway . |
| 14 | The proprietor , a young man , even skinnier and shorter than I , with bulging eyes and half a gold tooth , was standing in the doorway wearing an oversized European suit . |
| 15 | She turned and looked towards Nigger , who was standing in the doorway talking to one of the locals he knew . |
| 16 | Hugo was standing in the doorway of his office . |
| 17 | She was standing in the doorway with a tight smile on her face . |
| 18 | Her room was lit by a single naked bulb which hung from the ceiling and shone harshly on Ellen who was standing in the doorway of her tiny bathroom . |
| 19 | The elderly cleric was standing in the doorway in his surplice to welcome them . |
| 20 | She was standing in the doorway of the sitting room , watching him carry.the first of the cardboard boxes downstairs . |
| 21 | Roy was standing in the doorway , staring at the kitchen as if he was in the wrong house . |
| 22 | She was standing in the doorway and smiling uncertainly . |
| 23 | She half turned to look over her shoulder ; when he followed her gaze , he saw that Sophie was standing in the doorway . |
| 24 | He was standing in the doorway . |
| 25 | His mother was standing in the doorway , beckoning to him . |
| 26 | He was standing in the doorway , giving me his intensest look . |
| 27 | Johnny was standing in the doorway , with the light from the landing behind him . |
| 28 | William Dougal was standing in the doorway . |
| 29 | Celia was standing in the doorway . |
| 30 | He was standing in the doorway , his lean frame clad in a loose-fitting tawny-coloured suit that seemed to emphasise the taut muscle that lay beneath it . |