Example sentences of "she [was/were] standing [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then the silence of the hillside was rent by a further sound , a high buzzing at first like a gigantic and enraged wasp , and then a roar and a rending of the air , so that Molly felt as though she were standing on the bridge of a warship and some huge Exocet missile was being hurled in her direction . |
| 2 | She felt as though she were standing on the edge of a great chasm , with him on the other side urging her to jump across to him . |
| 3 | And she felt , though comfortable in bed , as if she were standing with the rain sluicing all over her , streaming soothing over her breasts and down her thighs , warm and comforting and she hoped that he was not in difficulties on the road and that he was thinking about the rain . |
| 4 | She understood she was standing on the pavement with people walking past , the traffic rushing up and down had been standing there , stock-still , for how long ? |
| 5 | Sara curtsied , and backed to the door ; and it was only when it had closed behind her and she was standing on the long , tiled landing that she realized that her future mother-in-law had not once asked about her family in Ireland . |
| 6 | She looked almost as if she was standing on the surface itself , although Pete knew that there were rocks and shallows and that the effect was no more than illusion . |
| 7 | She was standing on the tree that had crashed across the fence , looking like a garden plant in need of marriage guidance . |
| 8 | The road suddenly appeared through the thinning trees and Jenna had to scramble down a bank , cross a ditch and she was standing on the firm tarmac of the main highway . |
| 9 | She was standing on the pavement waiting to cross the road . |
| 10 | Yet , looking into those liquid dark eyes , Fran could n't help the sudden feeling that she was standing on the verge of something so mind-blowing that it made her afraid . |
| 11 | It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield . |
| 12 | Following his directions , it was only a matter of seconds before she was standing on the ground beneath the wreckage . |
| 13 | She was standing on the drive , reaching the end of a discussion about a kitchen order with Leif , and as Vitor climbed from the car she felt herself grow tense . |
| 14 | She was standing at the gas-stove , turning a plucked chicken over the flames to singe away the tiny feathers left behind in the skin . |
| 15 | She was standing at the bus station . |
| 16 | It was quite easy , for she was standing at the front of the Council House talking to a large policeman and when Dad and I reached them he said , ‘ There you are Mrs. Maidment , I knew he 'd turn up like a bad penny ! ’ |
| 17 | She was standing at the end of the bed with a candle . |
| 18 | She was standing at the front edge of the stage with the microphone hanging from one limp hand by the outside of her right thigh . |
| 19 | Then she was standing at the church gates and looking down Lyra Street ; looking , but not understanding . |
| 20 | Her voice had a sad note to it and he knew that she was standing at the gate watching him as he rode away . |
| 21 | She climbed up again , then ran along the shoreline until she was standing at the nearest point to it . |
| 22 | She was standing at the far end of the room , waiting for him . |
| 23 | But he sensed she was standing at the door looking at him . |
| 24 | Long before the sun was making shadows , she was standing beside the phone box at the crossroads outside the village , willing the minutes away . |
| 25 | She was standing in the shade beside his shotgun . |
| 26 | She was standing in the doorway with a tight smile on her face . |
| 27 | She was standing in the wings , leaning against a post that supported a wooden framework , which in turn held up a number of backcloths . |
| 28 | She was standing in the doorway of the sitting room , watching him carry.the first of the cardboard boxes downstairs . |
| 29 | She was standing in the doorway and smiling uncertainly . |
| 30 | The last I saw of her she was standing in the lounge aiming a stool at me . |