Example sentences of "standing with his [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girls sat down on a large pew-looking bench in the alcove and laughed at Billy who was standing with his back to the blazing logs doing his knee bending policeman act . |
| 2 | ‘ Finished ? ’ said Joe , standing with his back to the closed door . |
| 3 | Was standing with his back to the shop door and staring . |
| 4 | Gripping the bannister , she looked down into the hall and saw him standing with his back to the door , looking about him as though wondering if he would find her there . |
| 5 | Johnny was standing with his back to the window , his hands thrust deep into his pockets . |
| 6 | He was standing with his back to the fire , thinking how much less pleasant it would be in some seaside hotel or boarding house in the off-season . |
| 7 | ‘ Stolypin , who was standing with his back to the stage , turned towards Nicholas , his Imperial master , made the sign of the cross , and fell , mortally wounded ’ as Edward Crankshaw described the scene . |