Example sentences of "was stand with his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gorelli was standing with his arms by his sides . |
| 2 | Dr Rafaelo was standing with his arms folded across his chest , and a very bad-tempered look on his face . |
| 3 | The girls sat down on a large pew-looking bench in the alcove and laughed at Billy who was standing with his back to the blazing logs doing his knee bending policeman act . |
| 4 | He was standing with his back to a tree as all lone men stand if they can who are attacked by many . |
| 5 | Was standing with his back to the shop door and staring . |
| 6 | Johnny was standing with his back to her , gazing blankly out of the window , but at her last words , he wheeled round and said sarcastically : ‘ Well , I was wasting my time , was n't I ? |
| 7 | Johnny was standing with his back to the window , his hands thrust deep into his pockets . |
| 8 | He was standing with his back to the fire , thinking how much less pleasant it would be in some seaside hotel or boarding house in the off-season . |
| 9 | He was standing with his back to her . |
| 10 | He was standing with his back to her , hands pressed flat on the kitchen table , and he was dragging deep breaths into his lungs . |
| 11 | Rune , now fully dressed in casually cut light blue trousers and a navy cotton-knit shirt stretched snugly over his well-developed shoulders , was standing with his back to her , contemplating the Knudsen . |
| 12 | ‘ Stolypin , who was standing with his back to the stage , turned towards Nicholas , his Imperial master , made the sign of the cross , and fell , mortally wounded ’ as Edward Crankshaw described the scene . |
| 13 | He was standing with his back to them ; they realised he was urinating and Libby giggled nervously . |
| 14 | When I was myself again , Silver was standing with his crutch under his arm , cleaning the blood from his knife with some grass . |
| 15 | Instead he was standing with his head on one side , looking seriously at her . |
| 16 | The Robemaker was standing with his head bowed , sunk in thought . |
| 17 | Down in Australia Brian Johnston cast a knowing eye round the field and told his audience of millions that Neil Harvey was standing with his legs apart , waiting for a tickle . |
| 18 | Ebert was standing with his captain , Auden , laughing , his head thrown back , when Karr arrived . |
| 19 | She opened the door and stared in astonishment at the tall , strongly built man who was standing with his hand raised for another assault on her bell . |
| 20 | The Doctor was standing with his hands behind his back . |
| 21 | She watched the lobby and suddenly saw that , in one of the lifts hurling down the middle of this Chartres , the impresario was standing with his hands clutching the railing . |
| 22 | The third was standing with his hands up , covered by two police marksmen armed with .38 Smith and Wessons . |