Example sentences of "see [noun prp] standing [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her thoughts still whirling , Shae looked up to see Marianne standing by the table , her green eyes calculating and faintly malicious as she glanced from Shannon to Gavin . |
| 2 | She spun round to see Marc standing in the doorway . |
| 3 | They 'd cruised past when they arrived that afternoon , just after four o'clock , and seen Tommy standing on the doorstep . |
| 4 | She could see Dickie standing among the people by the boats and knew he was watching her . |
| 5 | He had glanced back , to see Ashton standing at the depot gates , waving a piece of paper at him . |
| 6 | It was a relief to see Sophia standing in the window of the vicarage drawing room and beckoning her to come in . |
| 7 | He looked surprised to see Cassie standing by the front door but gave her a friendly wave and began to walk up the path . |
| 8 | After a while I saw Nour standing on the low wall gleaming naked in the dark light , looking defenceless and young . |
| 9 | She opened her eyes and saw Rodier standing by the bed with the nurse hovering behind him . |
| 10 | When she opened her eyes and saw Patrick standing in the room she started up with a cry . |
| 11 | Looking up , he saw Georgina standing at the open door with a welcoming smile . |
| 12 | That autumn saw Eva standing on the steps of the dark brick building in Denmark Hill , with its high surrounding wall , and predominant tower . |
| 13 | He saw Dobson standing in the library . |
| 14 | He looked up and saw Jed standing in the doorway . |
| 15 | They saw Sharon standing in the plastic-flowers aisle . |
| 16 | Slater saw Sara standing at the door of the room . |
| 17 | When Jed turned round , he saw Celia standing on the road . |
| 18 | When he emerged on to the vast concourse he saw Kuhlmann standing at the entrance to one of the platforms opposite the ticket office . |
| 19 | Behind him , as he staggered from view , Jimmy saw Barbara standing with the neck of a broken whisky bottle in her hand , seized from one of the Christmas party tables . |
| 20 | She saw Tig standing on the enclosure wall , his arms stretched out to the sides , his head thrown back . |
| 21 | I saw Signe standing among the red-roofed airport huts even before we landed , and while we taxied in she was running and waving and smiling a gigantic smile . |
| 22 | She carried the glass back to the sitting-room , and came to an abrupt stop when she saw Luke standing by the window , reading the paper , which she 'd left open at the horoscopes . |
| 23 | He looked up to see El-Jorr standing in the doorway , looking at the wire that connected the receiver to the tape recorder on his desk . |