Example sentences of "stand at the bottom " in BNC.

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1 I stand at the bottom and watch him .
2 However , the easiest way to distinguish the two groups is that the walker/scrambler will stand at the bottom of a difficult and dangerous mountain looking for a safe and easy way up , and the climber/dangler will stand at the foot of a safe and easy mountain looking for a difficult and dangerous way up .
3 Several humans with official-looking trousers and big boots were standing at the bottom of the ramp .
4 Branson 's role in the Atra deal had been negligible , and his first reaction on waking up to find three men standing at the bottom of his bed demanding £5,000 was one of confusion and outright terror .
5 Standing at the bottom of the stairs , turning up the gas , revealing her in a pool of light .
6 The bending of the light is sharper than the curvature of Venus , and the impression is therefore of standing at the bottom of a shallow bowl .
7 She stood at the bottom of the bed and reached out her hands to catch his and pull them forward .
8 Much later Meg stood at the bottom of the slope , looking out across the water .
9 Dexter stood at the bottom of the stairs , looking up into the gloom at their head .
10 Heathcliff had come into the house and stood at the bottom of the stairs , looking up .
11 He stood at the bottom of the steps and looked up at her so fiercely that she stopped halfway down and felt quite uneasy , wondering exactly what she had done wrong .
12 As soon as he got out and about he was going round the house looking for you and then he just stood at the bottom of the stairs and banged until I took him upstairs and he could have a look round up there and then he realized you were n't there
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