Example sentences of "[pers pn] stood [v-ing] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was .
2 They stood holding each other , the sun warming them through the window .
3 They stood facing each other in the murk .
4 They stood facing each other , their hands hanging down , separated by a space of several feet .
5 They stood facing each other in the hall , mother and son who had never been close , locked in the eternal triangle .
6 For a long moment they stood facing each other .
7 In minutes they stood facing each other across a few feet of upland grass , the fresher horses of Jinneth 's escort stamping impatiently .
8 They stood facing each other .
9 They stood facing each other for a moment in silence .
10 They stood admiring each other .
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