Example sentences of "[noun sg] which stand on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another listed building is the fine windmill which stands on the hill above the village and makes an outstanding local landmark . |
| 2 | This figure is often confidently stated to copy a famous statue which stood on the Acropolis , the ‘ Sosandra ’ by Kalamis ( which in turn is identified , probably rightly , with an Aphrodite by the same artist on the same site ) . |
| 3 | The village association committee runs the village hall which stands on the field . |
| 4 | The name ‘ Satis House ’ , however , CD took from that of another Rochester residence which stands on the site of the mansion of Richard Watts . |
| 5 | They rode through the wicket gate of the church , following the pathway which snaked between the trees and overgrown graves to the Norman church which stood on the brow of a small hillock . |
| 6 | South-west of Brussels , in the village of Braine-le-Comte , His Royal Highness the Prince William , Prince of Orange , heir to the throne of the Netherlands , and Duke , Earl , Lord , Stadtholder , Margrave and Count of more towns and provinces than even he could remember , leaned forward in his chair , fixed his gaze at the mirror which stood on the dressing-table and , with exquisite care , squeezed a blackhead on his chin . |
| 7 | When she went downstairs he picked up the photo which stood on the dressing-table , one of his parents at someone else 's wedding . |
| 8 | The country cottage might become a miniature replica of itself , or an ear of corn , or a vase which stood on the mantelpiece . |
| 9 | After Sir John had pronounced himself refreshed they made their way up to Thames Street to the Kirtle tavern which stood on the edge of Smithfield , just under the forbidding walls of Newgate Prison . |
| 10 | On the following day , however , at a thatch-roofed tavern which stood on the outskirts of Stokenchurch village , the landlord listened to Corbett 's questions and pursed his lips in self-importance . |
| 11 | The friar looked at the hour candle which stood on the table behind him . |
| 12 | One night , early in February 1518 , the three of us were in a tavern called the Chariot , a cosy little ale house which stands on the corner of the Rue des Mineurs near the church of Saint Sulpice . |