Example sentences of "[prep] standing on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some children grasp the idea of standing on a box or steps to become higher than a tower or other object that is taller than themselves , so that , intuitively at least , they have some idea of the distinction between taller than and higher than . |
| 2 | This might seem artificial to those who have not had the joy of standing on the fells and watching this happen . |
| 3 | Instead of standing on the treads , they ran down . |
| 4 | The fear of standing on the edge of a great abyss overtook me . |
| 5 | The journey with him had been tense , the atmosphere between them like standing on the edge of a volcano , waiting to be flung into the fire when it exploded . |
| 6 | She says it 's like standing on the edge of a crevasse . |
| 7 | The visitor to ‘ Home of the Brave ’ is treated to a series of ‘ complete installations ’ in the words of Glasgow 's Keeper of Exhibitions Deborah Haase , involving a journey through ‘ dramatic theatrical settings ’ including standing on a jetty with simulated water swirling underneath ( actually blue light ) . |
| 8 | Having discussed planning , state of service and efficiency of the service , the team were then challenged with standing on the highest ‘ High Street ’ in the UK . |
| 9 | Apparently , the flat had been previously inhabited by giants : I am tall for a woman , but all the shelves were too high for me to reach without standing on a stool . |
| 10 | As an experienced mountaineer Steve was not happy about standing on the lip of the 60ft drop holding the rope taut for people to descend . |
| 11 | But you used to get in trouble for standing on the seats ? |
| 12 | For standing on the , on the seats you see , which I mean my father was right he 'd got the experience to know that several men had been drowned like that . |
| 13 | Lee must have got in by standing on a stone vase thing on the path . |
| 14 | The toilet consisted of a wc and basin , and the room was too small to get a ladder in there , so I reached the ceiling by standing on a chair . |
| 15 | One artist concluded his deal by standing on a cardboard box full of notes while Berry taped it up . |
| 16 | His first steps are taken by standing on the hemiplegic leg and moving the normal leg sideways . |
| 17 | 29 A monkey tries to reach a branch 5½m above the ground by standing on the shoulders of an elephant 4 ¼m high . |
| 18 | I moved backwards and by standing on the low wall that bordered the towering yew hedge , I gained a level view of the kitchen . |
| 19 | You can only get the famous view of the city by standing on the compost-heap against the fence at the bottom . |