Example sentences of "[was/were] stand [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A warm draught blew across the platform , one which could only be a Mediterranean breeze or synthetically produced , the latter being more likely as we were standing under a dull winter 's day in London . |
| 2 | Two men were standing under a no-smoking notice trying to hide a burning cigarette , and one college graduate with a postgraduate qualification was sitting under a sign that said ‘ Think Tall ’ reading an illustrated journal called Voodoo monsters invade earth . |
| 3 | They were standing outside a small bistro . |
| 4 | Two chambermaids were standing at a respectful distance , watching his efforts in some awe . |
| 5 | They were standing at a collapsible map table Schellenberg had erected , the plans of St Mary 's Priory spread before them . |
| 6 | There was no sandy beach , and as this part of the bay was an inlet , I felt as if I were standing beside a great lake , not the Atlantic Ocean . |
| 7 | In no time at all we were standing on a huge patch of snow at the summit of a mountain only a few feet short of a Munro . |
| 8 | It was a very cold morning , the sky bright and without a cloud , but Silver and his man were standing in a low mist . |
| 9 | We were standing in a small domed sanctuary . |
| 10 | They were standing in a narrow hall , with a bicycle propped against one wall and stairs leading down to a basement . |
| 11 | It had a strange and thrilling resonance , as if the singer were standing in a large room or a courtyard built of stone in one of the ancient palaces left by the Mogul emperors further to the west . |
| 12 | It did n't exactly lend weight to my decision to realize , when I 'd finished making it , that I was standing outside a second-hand jeweller 's looking at a selection of gold rings . |
| 13 | He was standing beside a burly man in a duffel coat whom he introduced to her as ‘ Jack Pringle , a local doctor . ’ |
| 14 | Endill noticed he was standing beside a thick wooden pole . |
| 15 | The first occurred one summer 's day , when he was standing beside a flowering currant bush : |
| 16 | She walked a little reluctantly across the hall to where David was standing beside a thin , dark man in civilian clothes . |
| 17 | Looking up , he found he was standing under a short vertical shaft , at the top of which was another trapdoor . |
| 18 | He was standing with a whole load of Palace supporters . |
| 19 | One of Fabbiano 's assistants was standing on a low stool , clapping her hands . |
| 20 | ‘ Up West ? ’ said Matey , handing Sally-Anne the china from the small dresser in the kitchen , which had been scrupulously washed that morning and was now being replaced by Sally-Anne who was standing on a small stool to reach the top shelf . |
| 21 | The thump of the ball jerked the pram , which was standing on a slight slope . |
| 22 | Bourne was standing on a raised dais at one end of the hall under a text which read : ‘ By grace ye are saved . |
| 23 | When she looked back , Lori was standing on a thick branch nearby , the line tied off near her feet , the noose dark against her skin like a piece of primitive jewellery . |
| 24 | When I was standing on a cold windy Kop watching us play shite against the likes of Plymouth Argyle , Shez always seemed to make it bearable . |
| 25 | One of their helicopters was standing on a level ledge of mountainside above my refuge . |
| 26 | The shot slipped from his grasp and nearly flattened the Head 's wife who was standing at a safe distance ( or so she thought ) behind the thrower . |
| 27 | Maggie now beckoned him towards her , and some what reluctantly he followed her along a short passage and into a long sun-lit kitchen , where a woman was standing at a wooden table mixing some ingredients in a bowl . |
| 28 | He was standing in a small hallway . |
| 29 | Endill opened his eyes slowly and found he was standing in a little room made entirely of books . |
| 30 | The inspector was standing in a public place at the time , and of course this message came up over the radios of all police officers on the Division … |