Example sentences of "stood [prep] a small [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mr and Mrs Smith , the benign proprietors , were always good to me , giving me a lolly or a ‘ black jack ’ every time I shopped there , and I was looking forward to the treat as I stood behind a small queue masking the counter . |
| 2 | Originally it stood in a small church in Via San Pietrò which has long since disappeared , and was christened the ‘ Man of Stone ’ when it was repositioned . |
| 3 | Quiss came back to the table by way of another small , though taller , table over on the far side of the room , where a few dirty cups and cracked glasses stood in a small tin basin under a dripping tap . |
| 4 | They stood in a small circle and looked up at him , Dr. Howarth , Clifford Bradley , Miss Foley , Mrs. Bidwell . |
| 5 | There is also an element of nostalgia , too , amongst the original secondary modern teachers , in the sense that , ‘ the staff knew where they stood within a small school ’ , with ‘ a more traditional authority pattern ’ . |
| 6 | The flat figure stood on a small base as if ready to be moved round a board like a chessman . |
| 7 | The wireless stood on a small table below the pulpit . |
| 8 | He rubbed his hands together in anticipation and pressed the play button on a video that stood on a small table . |