Example sentences of "stood a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the shadows , in front of an outcrop of rock , stood a pedestal . |
| 2 | The lounge was as big and as bare as a dance studio , with three evenly-spaced sets of french windows on one side that could be opened out onto the unlit stone terrace ; the floor was of deeply polished boards with no carpet , the furniture was mostly plain white leather , and at the focus stood a hi-fi system which looked like a stolen chunk of a space shuttle . |
| 3 | ‘ Hello … what in … ? ’ but the words died on his lips as he drew out into the full brilliance of the moon something that shone with the colour of the moon itself , a circlet of gold on which stood a row of triangular shapes from each of which flashed a pebble , some green , some blue , some red the colour of rubies . |
| 4 | Alone in the wilderness stood a row of three little shops , gutted , scorched . |
| 5 | Alone in the wilderness stood a row of three little shops , gutted , scorched |
| 6 | Upon its ‘ rouge royale ’ marble top stood a row of baluster wine goblets . |
| 7 | Near-by was another hedgerow and beyond , moving gently in the breeze , stood a field of broad beans in full flower . |
| 8 | On the far side of it stood a village of longhouses , much like the ones we had left back on the coast , except that these were entered by round doors instead of the normal rectangular ones . |
| 9 | Power did count in the end , though , for try as she might Mills could not contain the might of Italy 's Emanuela Pierantozzi , the European champion , who stood a head taller and reached over with a powerful grip . |
| 10 | He found the raking black horse that stood a head above the tough mountain ponies — Owen was a long-legged man , and liked a tall mount — and the knot of unmistakable knighthood around it . |
| 11 | In the centre stood a jam jar with flowers in it and surrounding Willie 's place were parcels and envelopes . |
| 12 | A faded yellow skip stood a couple of feet from the door , well within diving distance . |
| 13 | In one corner stood a gas-stove on which a black kettle simmered gently . |
| 14 | At Platform Three stood a rake of blue and grey BR Mr. 1 coaches , headed by one of Vulcan Foundry 's famous ‘ Whistlers ’ , its 16 cylinders thumping gently and the turbocharger drilling away in the well-known manner which earned the class its nickname during 30 years and 250 Million train-miles of running over BR 's main lines . |
| 15 | The open grate was choked with rubbish , and on the mantelpiece stood a stack of unopened mail , election leaflets , circulars and letters for people who 'd moved . |
| 16 | To one side stood a gazebo . |
| 17 | Our technique of solving the above equations has improved , and of course we are in a much better position now to evaluate the material constants , but fundamentally electromagnetic theory stands now as it stood a century ago . |
| 18 | Beside him stood a devil in red tights with horns and a forked tail . |
| 19 | She slammed it and , carrying a child in her arms , squeezed between the small vehicle and the huge , finned Plymouth , dragonfly blue , that stood a foot from it . |
| 20 | The bed was at the far end and next to it was a small cabinet on which stood a lamp and a telephone … the telephone through which the dying , terrified Angy had tried to summon help . |
| 21 | Under his arm was a heavy shoulder-holster and behind him in the doorway stood a policeman in blue shirt , bow tie , white crash helmet and riding breeches . |
| 22 | In the distance to the north the duster of toy-like buildings which was Southwold stood a mile away beyond the harbour . |
| 23 | At the apex stood a chariot with a four-horse team : one of the horses is shown in Figure 6.7 . |
| 24 | Also secluded in the forest stood a platform of marble . |
| 25 | The big pine table in the middle of the floor had been set for dinner , and on it stood a bottle of cheap wine from the village store . |
| 26 | Not far from the river stood a statue to General Humbert , with Irish words underneath , and verses from a ballad . |
| 27 | At one end there stood a stand made of gold , upon which slept a red and blue bird , its chain hanging . |
| 28 | At one end was an altar ; and to the side a group of statuary of the Holy Family , on the other stood a plaster saint arrayed in a brown habit . |
| 29 | The door opened , and there stood a boy of about ten , chewing gum and gawping . |
| 30 | They wished him good night , then stood a while , blinking in the darkness , listening to the slam of the door bolts . |