Example sentences of "she [was/were] stand on [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt as though she were standing on the edge of a great chasm , with him on the other side urging her to jump across to him . |
| 2 | And then the silence of the hillside was rent by a further sound , a high buzzing at first like a gigantic and enraged wasp , and then a roar and a rending of the air , so that Molly felt as though she were standing on the bridge of a warship and some huge Exocet missile was being hurled in her direction . |
| 3 | Yet , looking into those liquid dark eyes , Fran could n't help the sudden feeling that she was standing on the verge of something so mind-blowing that it made her afraid . |
| 4 | She was standing on the drive , reaching the end of a discussion about a kitchen order with Leif , and as Vitor climbed from the car she felt herself grow tense . |
| 5 | She looked almost as if she was standing on the surface itself , although Pete knew that there were rocks and shallows and that the effect was no more than illusion . |
| 6 | It went against the grain to meekly obey , but the look in his eyes told her in no uncertain terms that she was standing on the edge of a minefield . |
| 7 | She was standing on the tree that had crashed across the fence , looking like a garden plant in need of marriage guidance . |
| 8 | Following his directions , it was only a matter of seconds before she was standing on the ground beneath the wreckage . |
| 9 | She understood she was standing on the pavement with people walking past , the traffic rushing up and down had been standing there , stock-still , for how long ? |
| 10 | She was standing on the pavement waiting to cross the road . |