Example sentences of "[pers pn] stood there [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stood there like a half-opened penknife , splattering the forecourt noisily . |
| 2 | She stood there for a long time , thinking the whole thing out . |
| 3 | She stood there in a full , swirling coat of silver-grey silk . |
| 4 | She stood there like a dark messiah with some unseen flock before her , and Pete could n't help but begin to assemble shapes out of the grainy darkness and to give them solidity and movement . |
| 5 | They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other . |
| 6 | They stood there in a frightened cluster . |
| 7 | He stood there for a few moments . |