Example sentences of "i stood by " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I stood by her for almost half an hour , before you came . |
| 2 | I stood by the door feeling very nervous . |
| 3 | I had another coffee ; I was confused , irritable and dizzy as I stood by the buffet and watched the station cleaners , suddenly desperate to be on my way before tiredness made me change my mind . |
| 4 | Did Fosdyke die , I wondered as I stood by that hastily dug grave , to avenge the humiliation of Fornovo ? |
| 5 | I stood by the phone prodding away at my mind with the unanswerable rationalizations , wondering why I did n't feel happier and better now I 'd decided . |
| 6 | I stood by the window staring out into the foggy darkness , taking deep breaths to try and stifle some hollow feeling of new disease . |
| 7 | Terrified , I stood by the stage , knowing I had to go on after them . |
| 8 | I stood by the open window and the dogs licked my hands as I listened . |
| 9 | I stood by the window and waited . |
| 10 | I could with ease place my arm on the roof as I stood by one of them in the road . |
| 11 | I stood by the door . |
| 12 | Slightly breathless , I stood by his side and listened as he addressed the little creatures . |
| 13 | So I stood by the vice for quite a time and then I went to pick something up , turned round , told you , you do that you 'll do nothing else . |
| 14 | I stood by the door , making myself inconspicuous . |
| 15 | For a while I stood by the shattered doorway , wondering what to do . |
| 16 | So I stood by the door I wait till dad come in cos he was the last out and it was always my fault like , I would have left the fire on not him . |
| 17 | So I stood by the door and I never moved till he went in oh he said But with a caravan I do n't know . |
| 18 | Yeah , I remembered it while I was walking round the shop , cos the more I yeah , the more I thought about it the worse I got when I stood by the machine . |