Example sentences of "she stand [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | She stands for a long moment . |
2 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
3 | Most often she stands with the left foot forward ( a borrowing no doubt from the kouros , but it is not like his a full stride , rather so short a step as to seem like a dance-motion ) , left hand pulling the skirt to the side and letting a swag hang free , right forearm raised forward with an offering . |
4 | She stands beyond the see-through wall and grimaces to herself . |
5 | She 's smiling softly as she stands in the dim glow , and she asks , ‘ Do you want to go to bed ? ’ |
6 | She stood outside the back door for a moment . |
7 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
8 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
9 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
10 | She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain . |
11 | A few moments later , she stood beside the uncovered coffin . |
12 | Like an avenging witch , she stood over the pinched , sallow face , in which fright had at last replaced venom in the pale eyes . |
13 | Nellie Tanner had reached Aggie 's front door and she stood over the dumpy , dark-haired woman . |
14 | She stood at the beaded glass and looked out into the gathering darkness . |
15 | She stood at the open kitchen window with her early cup of tea clasped in both hands , listening to the swish of the falling water and watching it gather in tiny globules on the tips of the leaves of the apple tree like crystal drops on a chandelier before sliding with a slow , regular inevitability on to the grass . |
16 | As she stood on the crimson carpet , hesitating , the chandeliers suddenly flashed on , dispelling the gloom . |
17 | From where she stood on the gravelled forecourt , she saw that the flight of steps ahead led up to the living accommodation at the higher level , no doubt to exploit the panoramic view , while below , built into the slope , were the garages and stores . |
18 | She was defeated when she stood as a National Labour candidate in 1931 . |
19 | After that she stood in a hazy dream , listening to the words that made them husband and wife . |
20 | She stood in a dark stifling cell , the woman mumbling by her side . |
21 | A dream in which she stood in a glorious , sweet-scented , flower-filled garden watching a tall , golden-haired man playing with beautiful blonde , blue-eyed children , all miniature replicas of himself . |
22 | It was as if she stood in a noisy limbo ; all the yesterdays had gone as if they had never been and all the tomorrows were no more than a tantalising promise . |
23 | She stood in a large yard with a glass of white wine in her hand and it spilt down the front of her red dress when she jumped at the banging noise of a firework . |
24 | As she stood in the dark chapel , listening to the priest 's murmured prayers , the empty , depressed feeling intensified . |
25 | She stood in the small sitting-room and ran her finger along the top of a sideboard , drawing a line in the dust that had accumulated . |
26 | She stood in the hazy light cast by the bulb in the ceiling , looking uncomfortable and angry , as she phoned Eddy Russell of the Drugs Squad with the information about Della Torre and the lorry due to arrive at Dover the next day . |
27 | Emily sighed as she stood in the shabby kitchen . |
28 | Something about the way she stood in the large unwieldy garment gave Benny courage . |
29 | She stood in the little porch with Binkie in her arms , her chin resting on his head ; they both gazed at Melissa with calm , unblinking eyes . |
30 | She stood in the open door , fists up on either side of her head , banging it , banging it hard , and wailing , " No , no , no , oh no … |