Example sentences of "were stand in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is simply natural , it 's a fact , you both know that whatever happens , even if God and the Devil were to stand in the way , you will have what you want . |
| 2 | Buddie was still wearing his working clothes , though his big wellington boots with the turned-down tops were standing in the yard outside the kitchen door . |
| 3 | They were standing in the kitchen . |
| 4 | They were standing in the kitchen , she near the stove , he near the door . |
| 5 | They were standing in the kitchen loading the dishwasher and putting the salads in the fridge when a picture caught her eye . |
| 6 | THEY were standing in the aisles when the Lord Chief Justice designate officially opened the Teesside Combined Court Centre yesterday . |
| 7 | He did not notice the men , who were standing in the darkness . |
| 8 | They were standing in the middle of a lecture room surrounded by breathalysers , reaction timers , and tachistoscopes , and being offered nothing more tantalising than a double vodka dispensed into glasses via a chemical measuring jar , and served with a shot of orange juice from a carton . |
| 9 | We were standing in the middle of an amazing nature reserve . |
| 10 | I went for a midnight walk last February — it was snowing , I just got the urge , it was like a fairy tale , clean and soft — and they were standing in the hall when I got back , eyes frantic , fingers pointing , accusing me of — what ? |
| 11 | And you were standing in the hall way ? |
| 12 | At midday , we were standing in the stern when a voice hailed us from an upper deck . |
| 13 | They were standing in the stern of the vessel looking up at the back of the cabins . |
| 14 | It was a windy autumn day and we were standing in the market place . |
| 15 | The rest of the section were standing in the rain with all their clothes spread out on the wet grass because he had not wanted to admit that he was ill . |
| 16 | We were standing in the loft , watching them flying over the fields for half an hour , until darkness fell and we lost sight of them in the gloom . |
| 17 | Six androids were standing in the doorway . |
| 18 | And they were standing in the front as I 'm going |
| 19 | And l and especially yesterday yeah , you know when we were standing in the foyer after school yeah ? |
| 20 | I mean when they 're full I 've noticed when , we they were standing in the gangway . |
| 21 | We were standing in the baroque foyer of the hotel , which had been built in the great European hotel age during the peaceful years preceding the first World War . |
| 22 | M ( we were standing in the room ) . |
| 23 | It was the night of the school disco and a group of parents were standing in the corner as the kids enjoyed themselves on the dance floor . |
| 24 | Me and Neil were working through Corn Market and these two birds were standing in the bandstand full blinding drunk ! |
| 25 | So we were stood in the doorway . |