Example sentences of "and stood in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He drew breath hard , and stepped out from his shallow niche and stood in the centre of the walk . |
| 2 | Wanting very much to hear ( because he was sure that this was a lover calling , from the voice ) , the man used the boxing match as an excuse , and he came and stood in the kitchen doorway with a wet plate and the cloth in his hands , and looked at the television . |
| 3 | I went and stood in the kitchen door , while he watched the vriki . |
| 4 | I went and stood in the corridor and watched the towns and villages flash past ; we went through Chalon-sur-Saône , Dijon and on towards Lyons . |
| 5 | I doubled across the cobbled yard and stood in the middle of the road to watch the jeeps disappear in the distance in a cloud of dust . |
| 6 | Leaning her bike against the gate , she hopped up and over , then raced to the bridge and under it , and stood in the middle of the road holding both hands out and shouting to the van to stop . |
| 7 | I went straight upstairs and stood in the middle of my bedroom . |
| 8 | The archaeologist ran in front of them and stood in the middle of the road . |
| 9 | In an hour they were all ready and stood in the parlour looking humorously at each other in their best shirts of white linen and clean breeches . |
| 10 | The train had come in from the sidings and stood in the station , warm and pulsing , its engines reattached , the horses and grooms on board and fresh foods and ice loaded . |
| 11 | They shook themselves before the fire and stood in the lee of the shelter . |
| 12 | The horse was rather surprised , and stood in the road waiting for her to pick herself up . |
| 13 | The Sheikha got up and stood in the door , thanking God and declaring it a fine day . |
| 14 | We were early and stood in the playground . |
| 15 | I went to Cardiff to watch the Third-place Play-off between Scotland and the All Blacks and stood in the West Enclosure . |
| 16 | Then when I came near the broken house and stood in the moon shadow I could hear and see nothing . |
| 17 | George pushed a door open and stood back , and she walked into the room and stood in the center of it looking around with curiosity . |
| 18 | He put himself into the pathologist 's shoes and stood in the witness box . |
| 19 | He smiled absently on catching sight of me , and I wandered over and stood in the well of the Steinway . |
| 20 | I got into the street and stood in the shade , waiting to see what happened . |
| 21 | We went out and stood in the bailey , taking advantage of the bothies and the huddled tenements built against the castle wall which provided shadows deep enough to hide Satan 's Army . |
| 22 | Trent walked round through the lean-to kitchen and stood in the doorway , from where he could see into the restaurant . |
| 23 | Ruth followed her and stood in the doorway . |
| 24 | I went and stood in the doorway of my office , indicating that I was ready to start work again . |
| 25 | Alain had just walked into the room and stood in the doorway with a frown on his face that promised trouble , and his mother appealed to him instantly . |
| 26 | She rapped on his door , swung it open and stood in the doorway , not trusting either of them if it was shut . |
| 27 | I went and stood in the sitting room doorway , but I could n't get any further — my legs would n't move . |
| 28 | Jack finally crested the hill and stood in the shadow of the Monument . |
| 29 | Her mood of derision held that afternoon and evening , when Tommaso came by and stood in the shadow under the balcony of the house opposite , watching the house . |
| 30 | Mr Berkley walked round the back of the auditorium , and stood in the shadow of some curtains . |