Example sentences of "i stood on " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I stood on the fringe of the little group for a few moments waiting for a chance to speak to Lovat . |
| 2 | My mind cast back to the winter of last November when I stood on this same platform awaiting the arrival of a new intake . |
| 3 | We held hands going to school every morning , Jimmy and I , and three times I stood on my head for him at Miss Annie 's to prove my love . |
| 4 | At an election rally in the Wembley Conference Centre in 1983 , I stood on a nail in my training shoes and it went nearly four centimetres into my foot . |
| 5 | I stood on the deck , watching the two spires of Dun Laoghaire receding into the distance . |
| 6 | As I stood on the walkway , the water level reached above my knees , and I waded along beside the wall in the direction of the lower door and the river . |
| 7 | ‘ When I stood on the first tee in the morning I could hardly see the fairway , ’ said the Atherstone club-mate and friend of Paul Broadhurst , the Ryder Cup player . |
| 8 | I stood on Magdalen Bridge in the dying day , and the sky , mother-of-pearl streaked with violet and awash with rose and yellow light , gave me a tightness at the throat ; it seemed an intimation of all the beauty and sorrow of the world . |
| 9 | ‘ When we pulled out of Jaffa , I stood on the stern and looked out over the old city , ’ he said . |
| 10 | Just over five and a half years later , I stood on the same spot and watched the Israelis drive down the same road to be greeted in precisely the same way by the same Christians on the same balconies . |
| 11 | Recently I stood on the dereliction that is Lindow Moss in Cheshire . |
| 12 | For it is true , when I stood on that high ledge this morning and viewed the land before me , I distinctly felt that rare , yet unmistakable feeling — the feeling that one is in the presence of greatness . |
| 13 | I stood on the winner 's rostrum swathed in the Union Jack , the photographers ' light bulbs flashing , the crowd clapping , cheering , other Union Jacks being waved from side to side . |
| 14 | Certainly she presented me with my medal for the 100 metres and as I stood on the plinth she did not bat an eyelid . |
| 15 | I stood on my anchors and the BMW 's much-vaunted braking system came good . |
| 16 | If I stood on a street corner somewhere , someone could slip me a small packet in exchange for a fiver and in a few hours I 'd be slumped on the floor of a public toilet : a Drug Statistic . |
| 17 | ‘ What would you give me if I stood on that boulder on one leg ? ’ asked Christopher , eyeing a small rock on the extreme edge of the cliff . |
| 18 | In 1985 I stood on the quayside , shivering in the cold drizzle , to watch Arthur Hutton plant the hedge , closely watched by his grandson Martin , who hopes one day to follow his grandfather in keeping up the custom . |
| 19 | I 'd blown it , and I stood on stage in a semi-circle with the rest of the acts and an artificially bright smile , while the compère read out the marks awarded to each act by the three judges . |
| 20 | He held me while I stood on one leg to massage the injured toe . |
| 21 | As I stood on the tufted grass , surrounded by natural beauty , I felt as if I 'd come to another world |
| 22 | I stood on the doorstep alone , pressing my lids together , breathing in , breathing out . |
| 23 | I stood on the step with my hamper . |
| 24 | As I stood on one foot to remove them , the little cabin shifted on its suspension but there was no embarrassment , not even in the disparity between the utility of our underwear and the transcendence of our desire . |
| 25 | When my holiday had the goodness to be over , I stood on the usual rush-hour bus and read a schoolboy 's comic strips over his shoulder . |
| 26 | I stood on the round wall and wound the handle as fast as I could , but when the bucket was still just out of reach , the rope kept slipping so I could not reach the bucket . |
| 27 | I could hear the sound of rent cloth in my head , but I stood on a wooden chair while Lili pinned the seams closer , standing quietly like a broken horse to be saddled and bridled . |
| 28 | I stood on tip-toes to look round the hall ; a paper-plane battle seemed to be taking place at one end . |
| 29 | I stood on my grave and my flesh knew all there is to know of clay , and my bones of stone . |
| 30 | I stood on her doorstep and started hooting with laughter . |