Example sentences of "[pers pn] stood [prep] the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | As a small boy , growing up in Liverpool , I stood at the Pier Head and marvelled at the huge Atlantic liners berthed at the world 's largest floating landing-stage . |
2 | ‘ I stood in the centre circle and waved my blue-and-white scarf . |
3 | Her face as she stood outside the register office , with that big municipal clock behind her , ticking off those first glistening moments of nuptial bliss . |
4 | She stood at the drying frame with her box of pegs and her tub of washing . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | She stood in the projection room watching him welcome the punters . |
7 | She stood in the kitchen doorway . |
8 | She stood in the living room doorway and frowned at him . |
9 | She stood against the glass partition by the double-leaved doors with the violin and the suitcase wedged behind her calves . |
10 | We stood on the cliff top to welcome them , swallows and house martins , meadow pipits and skylarks . |
11 | One particular Easter , a beautiful day , I remember an overwhelming fear filling me with absolute terror as we stood outside the ticket office after returning from a journey . |
12 | tried to call you both saturday nite and a couple of times on sunday — but no answer … the spurs game was just OK — but we had a great time at the newcastle game vs. scousers — great atmosphere — we stood among the newcastle supporters ( north bank ? ) and they made hell each time cole put it behind grobbelar … |
13 | I remember thinking as we stood in the baggage hall , this is a bit like the rest of life . |
14 | We were n't hurting anyone or upsetting anyone , it was n't as if we stood in the corridor kissing and cuddling . |
15 | They stood amid the station crowds , arguing . |
16 | They stood on the observation point to the right of the path . |
17 | They stood on the porch steps and eagerly drank in the invigorating cold air . |
18 | Just four weeks ago , as they stood at the dockyard gate he had said , ‘ Ta-ra well , girl . ’ |
19 | They stood under the willow trees , looking at the river . |
20 | Now they stood beside the adamantium hatch . |
21 | THEY stood in the chill wind in Dryfesdale cemetery — Lockerbie people , relatives of the victims of PanAm flight 103 , and a scattering of dignitaries — to dedicate a garden of remembrance for the 270 victims of Britain 's worst air disaster . |
22 | They stood before the dressing table for a while , looking at it and discussing it , apparently , but eventually just turned it round so that it faced the wrong way , rather than turn it upside down . |
23 | It stood on the dressing table , among silver-topped bottles . |
24 | It stood at the north end of Duke Street , flanked by the park on its north and west sides , and was designed by Soane in 1829 . |
25 | ‘ Did you call the police ? ’ he asked , as he stood at the kitchen door watching her brew Darjeeling . |
26 | Not yesterday , Peter thought grimly , as he stood at the kitchen table laying the tea tray with his mother 's china ; but certainly last week or the week before . |
27 | He stood at the barn door and watched the Gazelle finally lift off , its own lights rising up to slowly mingle with the stars . |
28 | He stood at the lit window of his hotel room and saw his own reflection , and beyond it the room , and in that ghost-world the image of Tom Carey walking to and fro , a glassy shadow . |
29 | Mr Hyde hesitated for a moment , then he stood under the street light and the lawyer saw his face . |
30 | I was touched when my dad told me that every night he stood on the back doorstep and said goodnight to John . |