Example sentences of "[conj] she stood at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She called again , moving out through the gate until she stood at the top of the lower garden that sloped down to the bay .
2 She turned up when Laura was married in 1984 and she stood at the back of the church because she did not want to detract from the bride 's big day .
3 He went down the stairs , and she stood at the top of them screaming .
4 It was after eight-thirty and in a few minutes the family would sit down to eat while she stood at the end of the table , still working .
5 And as she stood at the window she seemed to hear again , as clearly as she had heard it two days before , the sound of Henrietta screaming .
6 They stopped talking when Groa entered , and she could feel their eyes on her back as she stood at the window , watching .
7 When he left , we watched from the Met Office windows as she stood at the salute on the edge of the perimeter track , until his aircraft was out of sight .
8 It must , thought Fenella , snatching the spell off the wall and holding it between her hands as she stood at the silver door , waiting for an indication that the Robemaker had gone .
9 The tears had run down her face as she stood at the sink , washing up after tea .
10 Ilse Huber recognized him at once from his file photo as she stood at the barrier beside the security police .
11 Now Sam looked at his wife as she stood at the end of the long , dark-panelled bedroom , her back to the window , beyond which olive trees rustled in a hot breeze .
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