Example sentences of "[coord] stood [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had never used an iron nor threaded a needle , been on a bus nor cooked a meal for other people , earned money , got up early because she had to , waited to see the doctor or stood in a queue . |
| 2 | It was built about 1789 and stood to the southeast of Waterloo Bridge . |
| 3 | In 1880 he had had a political fling and stood as a Liberal candidate for the City of London in favour of disestablishment , temperance legislation , social and political reform . |
| 4 | He served in the RAF for five years and stood as a candidate in the 1984 Euro elections and in the 1987 general election . |
| 5 | He was Hampshire 's coach in 1939 and stood as a first-class umpire in 1949 , the year before his death . |
| 6 | This confident 31-year-old financial advisor was a leading Young Conservative and stood as a candidate for Tynebridge in the 1987 election . |
| 7 | I left them as I approached No. 6 Commando positions and stood at the side of the road and watched them all pass by . |
| 8 | But the rest of his appeal was lost as Erika pushed past him and stood at the end of the bus , well aware that Paul would rather postpone his appeal than stand the two slow lurching miles to the club . |
| 9 | Maria , who showed her in , was frightened and stood at the door shivering . |
| 10 | Hundreds of people were there and I only saw the Queen at the beginning when she came out with Prince Philip and the Queen Mother and stood at the head of the terrace whilst a band played the National Anthem . |
| 11 | They got off the shuttle , and stood at the base of the crucifix . |
| 12 | He took a comb from the pocket of his suit and stood at the sink . |
| 13 | Tom negotiated these ‘ ill-made pavements ’ and stood at the top of Malham Cove . |
| 14 | Jim came back with some clothes over his arms and stood at the door , while Bella very slowly told Albert to come and be interviewed next week for a job as a public-relations officer in their department store . |
| 15 | Joseph joined them briefly to gobble down his lunch then rushed back on deck alone , wearing his sun helmet , and stood at the rail-eagerly devouring with his eyes each new detail of the ever-changing scene . |
| 16 | Heathcliff had come into the house and stood at the bottom of the stairs , looking up . |
| 17 | One night when the last streamers had shivered away against the dawn sky , leaving its heaven blue merely bland , she walked away from her colony and stood at the furthest tip of the ice sheet . |
| 18 | Jorge came in then and stood at the door . |
| 19 | A faint smile crossed her face , but she remained silent until they had descended the stairway and stood at the entrance to the great hall . |
| 20 | Her mother came out and stood at the gate waving until Caro had walked out of sight , and Caro had to force herself not to run to escape that imploring cloying gaze . |
| 21 | I may even have just called for him and stood at the door . |
| 22 | He had moved past her and stood at the foot of a soaring staircase , hands on his hips . |
| 23 | Shelley changed into a fresh dress and stood at the door of the villa . |
| 24 | At times my sleepy little daughter was brought down from the nursery and stood on a stool while John draped pieces of material on her and showed me how he wanted the costume move and flow , and so help to illustrate what he wanted to express and convey to an audience . |
| 25 | There was an owl whose names was Blanche perch bravely on a narrow branch when she asked if she could fly , the others said into the sky high , high , high , so one fine day they came out and stood on a branch all big and stout , she jumped , she thought that she could fly |
| 26 | Philip ran to the edge of the feeding-ground and stood on the log . |
| 27 | They took no notice of him and stood on the front step , talking in low voices . |
| 28 | Mr Foggerty was agreeably surprised , but when Nutty reminded him of the standard required , he relapsed into grim gloom and stood on the side of the bath in his white T-shirt and jeans looking at his watch and saying , ‘ I ca n't spare the time to do this three nights a week for the next year , which is what is required . |
| 29 | He pulled the heavy hall-door shut and stood on the steps . |
| 30 | She came to the river after about five minutes and stood on the bridge , leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by . |