Example sentences of "and [pers pn] stood [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a ‘ Sold ’ sticker on the board , and she stood gazing at it for a moment as though it might provide a magic solution to all her problems . |
| 2 | Jasper and she stood looking into each other 's faces , alive and tingling and delighted , knowing that anyone looking at them could guess , simply from the waves of energy that danced from them . |
| 3 | I put my small but suddenly very heavy suitcase down for a rest , and we stood looking at each other . |
| 4 | Cos I , I were asking if they wanted a baked tatie and that and we stood waiting for them and you noticed on sack |
| 5 | Joe followed his mother into the room , and they stood looking at Martin , who had his back to the empty grate now and was staring at them as if he was n't seeing them . |
| 6 | He straightened up , and they stood looking at each other . |
| 7 | Nicolo 's voice was cold as the thrust of a knife ; it drove them apart and they stood staring at him . |
| 8 | They got out and he stood looking at it for a moment or two before he walked to the door after Mary Rose . |
| 9 | The bubble of his anger had burst , and he stood looking at her , doubt shading the blue of his eyes now . |
| 10 | He had his back to her and he stood waiting for another outburst , but when neither answer nor movement came to him he turned his head slowly and looked at her over his shoulder . |
| 11 | He swung the metal bucket he was carrying in an arc and crashed it against a wall and he stood shaking with horror at himself . |
| 12 | Instead , the arm he held captive fell back to her side as he loosed her , and he stood staring into the distance , his face set in grim lines . |