Example sentences of "standing with [pos pn] [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immediately under the throne is an enclosure , surrounded by silver rails , in which are assembled the whole body of Omrahs , the Rajahs and the Ambassadors , all standing with their eyes bent downwards , and their hands crossed . |
| 2 | Hesione is standing with her hands bound behind her back and held in position by two heavy chains attached to weights . |
| 3 | He 's going to be ages , thought Juliet desperately , suddenly realising she 'd been standing with her hands clenched together , and her eyes screwed tightly as if to hear better . |
| 4 | Dent , with its narrow cobbled main street and its white buildings , could almost be taken for a Westmorland village , whereas West Burton , by-passed by the Bishopdale road and standing with its houses clustered round a broad wedge of a village green with cross , stocks and children 's swings , is very much a village of the eastern Dales . |
| 5 | He looked down from the ramparts to see Isay standing with his arms folded and his staff tucked into his belt . |
| 6 | Dr Rafaelo was standing with his arms folded across his chest , and a very bad-tempered look on his face . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I had been the last to get on at the previous station , so I was standing with my back wedged against the window . |