Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] stood at the [noun sg] " 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 | As he rushed onwards it lengthened and curved , until he stood at the edge of a cold volcanic cauldron , looking down at the mountain 's secret , a still , dark lake which gleamed green at the foot of the crags . |
| 3 | Happiness , I knew , was not something she thought much of as an end : it was as if she had said , I 'm glad you do n't mind being poor , and , although when I replied to her , it was only to tell her about the baby , Thomas , and how he had put on five pounds and had cut his first tooth , I brooded over what I might have said while I stood at the sink or pushed the pram , making great , windy speeches in my mind , venting on my absent aunt the curious , unreasonable anger that seemed to rise up before me like a dark pit , bottomless and frightening . |
| 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 | When I stood at the doorway , hesitating to dash into the pouring rain , I could see that the landscape had moved with the date . |
| 6 | Employing a lounge-lizard gait , he swaggered towards me as I stood at the bar waiting for my Coke . |
| 7 | And then he was pushed roughly on , and suddenly , inexplicably my mind was filled with a vivid picture of Christ looking down at me as I stood at the foot of the cross . |
| 8 | Images of animals huddled together for warmth , safety and companionship floated into my mind as I stood at the side of this man , watching him examine firearms . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They stopped talking when Groa entered , and she could feel their eyes on her back as she stood at the window , watching . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The tears had run down her face as she stood at the sink , washing up after tea . |
| 14 | Ilse Huber recognized him at once from his file photo as she stood at the barrier beside the security police . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Jo slipped an arm around my waist as we stood at the foot of the stairs . |
| 17 | " You 've no imagination , " Graham said the other day , as we stood at the window of what was going to be the baby 's room , and looked out at the muddy patch behind our house . |
| 18 | When they stood at the curb to cross the road her back ached for the support of his hand in its pit . |
| 19 | ‘ Where you 're concerned the Milettis got it wrong again , ’ the magistrate remarked to Zen as they stood at the door . |
| 20 | ‘ The front door ! ’ said Rose , mightily impressed , as they stood at the top of a flight of wide stone steps , flanked by funerary urns , which led down to the drive . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm going back this afternoon , ’ Ellen said as they stood at the bar , watched by every eye in the place . |
| 22 | The wedding day was typical September weather , with clear blue skies and mild sunshine falling through the church window , to shine on Anne and John as they stood at the altar . |
| 23 | Just four weeks ago , as they stood at the dockyard gate he had said , ‘ Ta-ra well , girl . ’ |
| 24 | Their final work , a book on the geology of Scotland , though never completed in their lifetimes , was published in 1930 as it stood at the time of their deaths . |
| 25 | All of them tended to assume that the territorial division of Europe as it stood at the moment of their publication was , or could be made , permanent and sacrosanct . |
| 26 | It will consider , first of all , the state of the finance function as it stood at the end of 1988 , and assess what changes had recently taken place , what were in progress and what further developments could logically have been anticipated . |
| 27 | She could tell this by looking at his back as he stood at the bar ordering more drinks . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ Did you call the police ? ’ he asked , as he stood at the kitchen door watching her brew Darjeeling . |
| 30 | Lee watched Gabriel as he stood at the window facing out . |