Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] stand on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A battered pewter cup stood on the table and , at the other end , in a chair facing an ash-filled fire grate , sat a lady , head forward , shoulders hunched , her veil fallen over her face . |
| 2 | M. André Simon , Boulestin 's compatriot and contemporary , writing two years ago of Boulestin 's rule that all wines young or old , red or white must be served in a decanter , recorded that " he never liked the shape and colour of wine bottles standing on the table : they were of the greatest use , of course , but their right place was the cellar or pantry " . |
| 3 | Holy Trinity Church stood on the corner diagonally opposite the ‘ Robin Hood ’ . |
| 4 | Simple tent-shaped straw huts stood on the spongy surface with fish-tails at their doorways and rumpled blankets inside . |
| 5 | THE LACE HALL stands on the edge of the lace market , once the hub of the industry . |
| 6 | The man in the leather jacket stood on the platform for a moment longer before stepping up into the carriage next to Donna 's . |
| 7 | Hari looked over the woman 's shoulder and the first thing she saw was the leather boots standing on the table . |
| 8 | Until removed to another site during the recent redevelopment in Croydon , the ‘ Greyhound ’ public house stood on the east side of the High Street , not far from the Crown Hill intersection . |
| 9 | Dunvegan Castle stands on the edge of the sea , and looks up along the long narrow Loch Dunvegan to the north-west . |
| 10 | A large puce Chinese lantern dangled from the ceiling and a silver tinsel Christmas tree stood on the coffee table . |
| 11 | goal-line with oldham player standing on the line |