Example sentences of "she [was/were] stand [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 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 was stood in the wings refilling the whisky decanter , picturing herself seated at a concert grand on the platform of the Philharmonic Hall — Meredith was in the front row gazing up at her with adoration — when three men walking one behind the other filed through the pass-door into the auditorium . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She was standing on the tree that had crashed across the fence , looking like a garden plant in need of marriage guidance . |
| 10 | Following his directions , it was only a matter of seconds before she was standing on the ground beneath the wreckage . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | She was standing on the pavement waiting to cross the road . |
| 13 | Then she was standing at the church gates and looking down Lyra Street ; looking , but not understanding . |
| 14 | Her voice had a sad note to it and he knew that she was standing at the gate watching him as he rode away . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But he sensed she was standing at the door looking at him . |
| 17 | She was standing at the end of the bed with a candle . |
| 18 | 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 ! ’ |
| 19 | She was standing at the bus station . |
| 20 | Long before the sun was making shadows , she was standing beside the phone box at the crossroads outside the village , willing the minutes away . |
| 21 | The last I saw of her she was standing in the lounge aiming a stool at me . |
| 22 | She was standing in the corridor , crying and alone . |
| 23 | She was standing in the wings , leaning against a post that supported a wooden framework , which in turn held up a number of backcloths . |
| 24 | She was standing in the shade beside his shotgun . |
| 25 | She was standing in the doorway with a tight smile on her face . |
| 26 | She was standing in the doorway of the sitting room , watching him carry.the first of the cardboard boxes downstairs . |
| 27 | She was standing in the doorway and smiling uncertainly . |
| 28 | You did have a chance to see her when you went back and she was standing by the bed with the light on . |
| 29 | She was standing by the fireplace , staring at the photographs that were crowded along the mantlepiece top . |
| 30 | And he 'd be there once or twice and then on the Wednesday evening as was his custom , he went down to the village , he had a date with my mother and there she was standing by the shop in the square and when she saw him coming down she turned and said , , she said and swirled her skirts round . |