Example sentences of "and stood [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was built about 1789 and stood to the southeast of Waterloo Bridge . |
| 2 | He served in the RAF for five years and stood as a candidate in the 1984 Euro elections and in the 1987 general election . |
| 3 | This confident 31-year-old financial advisor was a leading Young Conservative and stood as a candidate for Tynebridge in the 1987 election . |
| 4 | Heathcliff had come into the house and stood at the bottom of the stairs , looking up . |
| 5 | Her mother came out and stood at the gate waving until Caro had walked out of sight , and Caro had to force herself not to run to escape that imploring cloying gaze . |
| 6 | They got off the shuttle , and stood at the base of the crucifix . |
| 7 | Maria , who showed her in , was frightened and stood at the door shivering . |
| 8 | Jim came back with some clothes over his arms and stood at the door , while Bella very slowly told Albert to come and be interviewed next week for a job as a public-relations officer in their department store . |
| 9 | Jorge came in then and stood at the door . |
| 10 | I may even have just called for him and stood at the door . |
| 11 | Shelley changed into a fresh dress and stood at the door of the villa . |
| 12 | Hundreds of people were there and I only saw the Queen at the beginning when she came out with Prince Philip and the Queen Mother and stood at the head of the terrace whilst a band played the National Anthem . |
| 13 | Tom negotiated these ‘ ill-made pavements ’ and stood at the top of Malham Cove . |
| 14 | He had moved past her and stood at the foot of a soaring staircase , hands on his hips . |
| 15 | A faint smile crossed her face , but she remained silent until they had descended the stairway and stood at the entrance to the great hall . |
| 16 | But the rest of his appeal was lost as Erika pushed past him and stood at the end of the bus , well aware that Paul would rather postpone his appeal than stand the two slow lurching miles to the club . |
| 17 | He took a comb from the pocket of his suit and stood at the sink . |
| 18 | I left them as I approached No. 6 Commando positions and stood at the side of the road and watched them all pass by . |
| 19 | There was an owl whose names was Blanche perch bravely on a narrow branch when she asked if she could fly , the others said into the sky high , high , high , so one fine day they came out and stood on a branch all big and stout , she jumped , she thought that she could fly |
| 20 | At times my sleepy little daughter was brought down from the nursery and stood on a stool while John draped pieces of material on her and showed me how he wanted the costume move and flow , and so help to illustrate what he wanted to express and convey to an audience . |
| 21 | Philip ran to the edge of the feeding-ground and stood on the log . |
| 22 | Selecting a clear-looking spot she jabbed the fork into the earth and stood on the crossbar . |
| 23 | They shared a bottle of Barolo , then made their way back through the Lanes to the Conference Hall and stood on the sea-front opposite the entrance , watching the arrival of the Great and the Good . |
| 24 | He moved forward , with leopard-like grace , and stood on the edge of a rock . |
| 25 | Inwardly quaking , I rolled back the stone from the dragon 's den , and stood on the threshold . |
| 26 | She came to the river after about five minutes and stood on the bridge , leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by . |
| 27 | As the first grey slivers of dawn were filtering down through the trees , Roger Forester climbed stiffly from his hire car and stood on the track beside it , stretching his sore limbs and trying to beat some warmth into himself . |
| 28 | He walked through a narrow alley into the main street and stood on the corner by a butcher 's , looking up and down . |
| 29 | it was a yard at the back , but , I climbed out and stood on the sides |
| 30 | He bought three balls and stood on the line . |