Example sentences of "[noun prp] was standing [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard was standing on the afterdeck , wearing a Naval duffle coat , Arctic issue . |
| 2 | Therese was standing on the stage , Madge Grimsilk on her knees crouching and doing something to the bottom of Therese 's costume , which was most certainly not the hired costume . |
| 3 | Hawkins was standing at the top where he 'd climbed from the ladder and was gazing nonplussed at the strange scarecrow on the floor . |
| 4 | Detective Sergeant Maxham was standing on the doorstep . |
| 5 | Leeming was standing in the middle of the third car , surrounded by sheep who milled round his feet . |
| 6 | Johnny was standing in the doorway , with the light from the landing behind him . |
| 7 | Luke Travis was standing at the top of the short flight of stone steps that led down to the garden . |
| 8 | When Clare got to the church , Father Kipling was standing in the forecourt , looking about rather anxiously . |
| 9 | Vince was standing at the window , looking out . |
| 10 | When I rushed up to my room M was there sitting at the pembroke table ( Minny was standing by the wall — looking frightened , I think G.P. was there , too , and other people , for some peculiar reason ) and the picture was in shreds — great long strips of canvas . |
| 11 | Nancy was standing in the middle of the yard with her hands to her face , shouting about a black bogey she 'd seen at the window of the hayloft . |
| 12 | Ruth was standing by the window , isolated by intention , gazing out at one of the seven bridges built for access to the Seville Expo site . |
| 13 | Suragai was standing beside the gate into the street . |
| 14 | Rodney was standing at the cooker . |
| 15 | Colling was standing behind the door with a coal shovel and hit the officer on the head , causing a cut which needed two stitches . |
| 16 | Roy was standing in the doorway , staring at the kitchen as if he was in the wrong house . |
| 17 | Tom was standing on the stone steps of the shop at the corner , waiting for him . |
| 18 | Tom was standing in the hallway , his cap and overcoat covered in a thin layer of drizzle . |
| 19 | ‘ And dangerous , ’ said Caspar , with a backwards glance to where Goibniu was standing before the fire in thy characteristic pose , thumbs in belt , surrounded by half a dozen or so of the others . |
| 20 | Matthew was standing in the darkness underneath the eaves . |
| 21 | The Cadillac was standing in the middle of a small grassy field . |
| 22 | She almost jumped forward and darted towards the side entrance , dashed through the gate , up the shrub-bordered path and into the yard where , at a far door , Aggie was standing in the act of handing something to the maid . |
| 23 | Constanza came up the path from the steamer holding the post , Anna was standing on the terrace waiting , Constanza cried out , ‘ Simon is dead ! ’ |
| 24 | By the time the snow began to thaw he could walk gingerly on his injured ankle and when aid arrived at the farm in the form of Tom 's snow-plough , with Tom guiding the plough and Carrie riding the horse , Seb was standing in the farmyard to greet them . |
| 25 | Damian was standing by the bar , broad-shouldered and superb in a black evening suit , tight black waistcoat , a red carnation in his lapel . |
| 26 | A few minutes later , Harry was standing on the pavement below , staring across the road at the crudely wrought message . |
| 27 | Hugo was standing in the doorway of his office . |
| 28 | Beth was standing in the kitchen doorway , the dishcloth in her hands and a serious expression on her face . |
| 29 | At least Dr Neil and Miss Mates were sitting ; McAllister was standing at the kitchen door , and moved sedately forward to answer the urgent bell . |
| 30 | Alain Gebrec was standing at the entrance to one of the outhouses , hectoring someone inside . |