Example sentences of "were stand by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were standing by the desk in the library , where Theda had been going over the household accounts when the lawyer arrived , Hector , his wound still troublesome , laying at her feet . |
| 2 | All the seats were filled and a number of people were standing by the door . |
| 3 | Two bearded young men in tracksuits were standing by the door , beer glasses in hand and bellies stretching their Adidas sweatshirts . |
| 4 | A little group of men were standing by the door waiting for him . |
| 5 | Salt and Sally were standing by the table . |
| 6 | ‘ Most of us were standing by the control tower when the Fortress guns opened up to the Northward , and coming through the Flak we saw a series of black dots approaching directly towards us and as they closed we recognised them as yellow-nosed Me109s . |
| 7 | They were standing by the mantelpiece in the front room of Martin Hunter 's large house in Gospel Oak . |
| 8 | They were standing by the aircraft . |
| 9 | You were standing by the boat , demanding that I let you on board , and I felt such a raw , aching need lance through me that it shocked me . |