Example sentences of "[pers pn] stood on [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What would you give me if I stood on that boulder on one leg ? ’ asked Christopher , eyeing a small rock on the extreme edge of the cliff . |
| 2 | As my companion remarked , the oldies are goldies and you ca n't get much ( g ) older than ‘ I stood on this stage 30 years ago and I was so successful they 've asked me back tonight . ’ |
| 3 | With heavy hearts we stood on either side of the broken body . |
| 4 | As they stood on either side of the door looking at one another she felt as if a magic elixir was being created , ready to cure a disease . |
| 5 | Their eyes were identically glazed in male and female as they stood on either side of a seated broadclothed patriarch . |
| 6 | Glaring from one to the other as they stood on either side of the bed , she said crossly to Lucy , ‘ So you 've brought him to see me at last . |
| 7 | Music played softly in the background as they stood on either side of the hearth , smiling uncertainly at one another like former lovers reunited after a long absence and wondering whether they still had anything in common . |