Example sentences of "were stand [prep] [art] [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 | Now you were standing over the road for five minutes unfortunately , but I hope during that time some of you used your eyes . |
| 3 | It showed some women in a northern English town at the turn of the century ; they were standing under an advertisement for Mazawattee tea and seemed depressed . |
| 4 | We were standing above the clouds , which formed a thick , bulbous ocean at our feet , out of which in every direction rose mountain tops like islands . |
| 5 | Two policemen were standing across the way and when the attack began John 's girlfriend rushed to the police asking for help . |
| 6 | ‘ You were standing outside the University gates at about eight o'clock in the morning , last Wednesday . ’ |
| 7 | Both players were standing outside the players ' lounge when three men ran past them into the building , for which they are believed to have produced entrance tickets , pursued by around 20 Rangers fans . |
| 8 | In The Towering Inferno you always felt you were standing outside the fire , in Backdraft you 're right in the middle of it . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Several humans with official-looking trousers and big boots were standing at the bottom of the ramp . |
| 11 | Bryce , Lawler , Ethel , one of the Australians and a few others were standing at the windows gazing out . |
| 12 | There was nobody else except two strangers who were standing at the back of the church . |
| 13 | They were standing at the bar with their first glasses of wine in front of them . |
| 14 | About an hour later it arrived but we were standing at the bar when we had er ordered it . |
| 15 | They were standing at the desk by now and the girl was working on the bill . |
| 16 | Martha and Mrs Medlock were standing at the door , staring at Mary , their mouths half open . |
| 17 | But now they were standing at the head of a deep valley in the moor with their ears and tails down . |
| 18 | ‘ I am the Conservatives ’ Jeremy Irons , ’ he murmured as apologetically as if he were standing at the rostrum with a brand new Oscar . |
| 19 | Ten minutes later , they were standing at the window of the cutler 's shop . |
| 20 | The cows were standing at the entrance to a small byre , while the farmer poured a purple fluid from a bucket into their wounds . |
| 21 | We were standing beside the Road Bunker on the 17th hole , itself probably the most famous in the world . |
| 22 | The thought riled her , causing a rising anger which interfered with her work until voices made her aware that Silas and Doreen were standing beside the reception desk . |
| 23 | Outside , Goldman was looking down at Schmidt as if he were standing on a cliff 's edge and peering at the drop . |
| 24 | And yet the , to say that the wind does n't exist because you ca n't see it would be erm would be pretty dangerous if you were standing on a cliff and saying there 's no wind around here , and there 's a howling gale blowing you off and into the water . |
| 25 | The darkness ahead was flickering , shapes of trees appeared and vanished , cheering surged like surf — here was their other army — James and the Duke were standing on a rock conducting the dancers , who were reeling in eights , linking and whirling between the bonfires . |
| 26 | My first memories of a Leeds match were standing on a soapbox with my dad , when we scored a goal . |
| 27 | At this point the two girls just marched off the train , one of them picked up David , the other one picked me up , screamed Russian things at the soldiers — I have n't a clue what they were saying — and marched us back on the train and barred the door , while the Russian soldiers were standing on the platform screaming horrible things at them . |
| 28 | The man and his brother were standing on the platform minding their own business . ’ |
| 29 | Tom and Peter and Peter 's new friend Jay were standing on the platform waiting for the southbound Jubilee train . |
| 30 | Early fog had cleared and the airport manager and I were standing on the tarmac lining up the motorcade when my car phone rang . |