Example sentences of "she stood in [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that she stood in a hazy dream , listening to the words that made them husband and wife . |
| 2 | She stood in a dark stifling cell , the woman mumbling by her side . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | As she stood in the dark chapel , listening to the priest 's murmured prayers , the empty , depressed feeling intensified . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Emily sighed as she stood in the shabby kitchen . |
| 10 | Something about the way she stood in the large unwieldy garment gave Benny courage . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 … |