Example sentences of "[prep] it stood [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Underneath it stood an orange box on top of which were two flower pots .
2 Behind it stood an old-fashioned switchboard and numbered pigeon-holes for the guests ' post .
3 Behind it stood the international gold standard .
4 Beyond it stood the young squire who brought him , the smoking tube in his hand , his face stamped with rage and with loathing .
5 An oval mirror , pock-marked and fly-stained , was set in the top of this extravagant and monstrous contraption and next to it stood a hollow elephant 's foot mounted on a wooden base .
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