Example sentences of "we stood on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stood on the concrete set of the main concourse while extras thronged about . |
| 2 | We stood on the grassy ( wretchedly moonlit ) path and listened hard . |
| 3 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 4 | There we stood on the perilous slope . |
| 5 | We stood on the high shingle bank , striving to keep our balance . |
| 6 | We stood on the top step , an icy wind driving any sleep from our eyes and faces , staring out over the snow-carpeted grounds . |
| 7 | After an hour on the flat we stood on an old snow patch at the foot of the Plaret cascades and looked straight up a perfect glacier valley to the hut , and beyond the Promontoire hut , glinting in the afternoon light , high on a southerly arm of La Meije . |