Example sentences of "[pers pn] stood [adv] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stood there for a while in the damp grey afternoon and whispered : ‘ Godspeed . ’ |
| 2 | I stood there with a suit on my shoulder and said who I was . |
| 3 | I stood there with a mop at the side , and he sort of looked at me and all the water the came in ! |
| 4 | I stood there like a fool , watching him . |
| 5 | I stood there like a half-opened penknife , splattering the forecourt noisily . |
| 6 | I stood fearfully against a board as in rapid succession the knives flashed through the air and encircled my body . |
| 7 | Once outside , she stood uncertainly for a moment , oblivious to the curious glances of passers-by . |
| 8 | She stood there for a long time , thinking the whole thing out . |
| 9 | She stood there for a moment in confusion , the lantern in her hand shedding a golden light on the creamy folds of her dress where the dark fur had fallen open over it , her hand to her eyes , shading them against the lantern light , her brow creased with puzzlement . |
| 10 | You never saw such a frenzy as her frantic rush to dress herself , me pulling outfits from the wardrobe , she rejecting them as fast as they landed on the bed , trying on and discarding until she stood there in a stew of irritation and indecision in nothing but bra and panties . |
| 11 | She stood there in a full , swirling coat of silver-grey silk . |
| 12 | She stood there like a dark messiah with some unseen flock before her , and Pete could n't help but begin to assemble shapes out of the grainy darkness and to give them solidity and movement . |
| 13 | At the corner of Bowyers Row they stood aside as a huge , wooden wagon rolled by , pulled by four horses , their manes hogged , eyes blinkered and nostrils flaring at the corrupting smell of death . |
| 14 | They stood then for a moment in mutual silence and surprise , rather as Sophia and Rupert had stood on Ianthe 's doorstep , or like two strange cats meeting each other for the first time . |
| 15 | As they stood patiently in a doorway waiting for the column to pass , Catherine turned to say something to McLeish and he looked down at her for a long moment . |
| 16 | They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other . |
| 17 | They stood there for a moment without speaking . |
| 18 | They stood there in a frightened cluster . |
| 19 | They stood together for a moment in the doorway , linking arms proudly . |
| 20 | They stood together for a few moments , her head sunk in his mighty chest , his head finally bowed as he looked down on her . |
| 21 | He stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal Unionist candidate for Parliament in the 1885 and 1886 elections in north Leeds and the Pudsey division of Yorkshire . |
| 22 | He stood there for a time , head bowed and in the end , simply said no . |
| 23 | He stood there for a moment and then said , in a gentler voice , " I did n't mean that the way it sounded … " |
| 24 | He stood there for a few moments . |
| 25 | He stood there like a stone figure . |
| 26 | But he stood there in a pew , with the flowers . |