Example sentences of "[pers pn] was stand [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was standing on a catwalk three boards wide . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I was standing outside a bookshop — ’ |
| 5 | In this dream I was standing by a river watching a man in swimming trunks caught in the downward surge of a waterfall or weir . |
| 6 | Gary , said yesterday : ‘ I realised how bored I was standing behind a machine all day . ’ |
| 7 | She was standing with a tray of cool drinks . |
| 8 | She was standing amidst a pile of bouquets , mostly pink and red roses which must have cost a fortune at this season , and chrysanthemums . |
| 9 | She was standing in a pool of blood . |
| 10 | If she was standing in a doorway people could n't but be aware of her presence . |
| 11 | She was standing by a small chest of drawers on which were littered various pieces of domestic junk and a pile of old magazines — True Story , Confessions , Tit-Bits and the like . |
| 12 | She was standing by a part of the deck which jutted out above the place where Ruth stood , by which Ruth knew that the woman was a cabin passenger . |
| 13 | It was standing on a rock . |
| 14 | And he was standing on a chair . ’ |
| 15 | He had reached the top : he was standing on a rock , he was brandishing his chainsword , he was roaring defiance at enemies Defries could n't see . |
| 16 | As he spoke , he changed his position so that he was standing on a ledge with his shoulders and forearms resting on a parapet . |
| 17 | He was standing on a kind of pedestal a little above the others , thrusting both arms up into the air . |
| 18 | Wishart felt as if he was standing at a crossroads with two paths leading into the darkness . |
| 19 | He was standing with a whole load of Palace supporters . |
| 20 | Endill noticed he was standing beside a thick wooden pole . |
| 21 | The first occurred one summer 's day , when he was standing beside a flowering currant bush : |
| 22 | He was standing beside a time-table , drooping like a question mark . |
| 23 | He was standing beside a burly man in a duffel coat whom he introduced to her as ‘ Jack Pringle , a local doctor . ’ |
| 24 | Looking up , he found he was standing under a short vertical shaft , at the top of which was another trapdoor . |
| 25 | Once he was standing outside a basement restaurant , holding a cup of something hot ; it was a freezing day , sleet bouncing off the pavement , and the man was huddled into a wall for shelter , warming his hands on the plastic cup . |
| 26 | Ten minutes later , he was standing as a customer in another shop , the kind of shop that he 'd only previously ever visited in a raid . |
| 27 | He came to the door , said he was standing as a candidate , but did n't say he was from the BNP . |
| 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 | Once in Montrose , Colorado , when he was on location for a small role in John Wayne 's True Grit , he was standing in a bar , scruffy and long-haired , and for no reason at all , one of the locals took a swing at him . |