Example sentences of "stood watching [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two others stood watching over them with plans clasped in their hands . |
| 2 | He cast an agonised glance at the open door across the landing where four small figures stood watching with large dusky eyes . |
| 3 | Simon stood watching for a moment , then , adjusting the expression on his face , he walked down the wooden steps on to the beach . |
| 4 | Burun stood watching for a moment and laughed . |
| 5 | A lone sentry stood watching on the ramparts some way off . |
| 6 | He stood watching beside the flower-beds ; and after a long minute of uninterrupted work , Orrie straightened his long , athlete 's back again , and turned towards his audience the massive , stony beauty of his face , flushed with exertion . |
| 7 | As each plane took off with a glider following on behind , attached by a long rope , we stood watching from the Met Office in an agony of apprehension until each one was airborne . |
| 8 | Therese danced also with Bobbie and Paul ; but most of the time the women in their party danced with the men who between dances stood watching against the wall . |
| 9 | She followed to the corner of the schoolroom , and there stood watching in silence as Tutilo mounted , and the little cavalcade filed out at the gate and turned along the Foregate . |
| 10 | As Olazabal stood watching in virtual disbelief , South Africa 's David Frost made his seven-footer for the birdie and a one-shot victory over the Spanish star for the $1 million first prize , Frost 's second straight triumph in the event . |