Example sentences of "where [pers pn] stood [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You knew where you stood with the Cold War . |
| 2 | Anna was in the kitchen preparing vegetables , and from where she stood at the sink she could look across the water to Falmouth , a few hundred yards away : the Greenbank Hotel , the Royal Yacht Club , the new flats on the Packet Quays , then the backs of High Street and the pier . |
| 3 | From where she stood on the gravelled forecourt , she saw that the flight of steps ahead led up to the living accommodation at the higher level , no doubt to exploit the panoramic view , while below , built into the slope , were the garages and stores . |
| 4 | She then saw the men turn and make their way to where she stood on the veranda , and she knew that Silas had sent them to sign the register . |
| 5 | It had taken 10 years for the states definitely to decide where they stood on the question of integration or association . |
| 6 | There is also an element of nostalgia , too , amongst the original secondary modern teachers , in the sense that , ‘ the staff knew where they stood within a small school ’ , with ‘ a more traditional authority pattern ’ . |
| 7 | For too long the Greeks , in trying to decide where they stood in the world , have had only two implausible choices . |
| 8 | The inspiration for the Blue Revue was Mr Kinnock 's discomfiture the previous evening on Granada Television 's World In Action , when he was asked where he stood on the question of proportional representation . |
| 9 | As the familiar words passed through her memory again Louisa was gazing at Edwin Frere where he stood on the ice , warming his hands on the glass of mulled wine , smiling in chatter with Tom Horrocks . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend the Member for Dewsbury challenged the Minister to say where he stood on the criticism by the Environment Commissioner , Carlo Ripa di Meana . |
| 11 | Donegal ; the other where he stood in the street . |