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 . |