Example sentences of "she stood in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a moment she stood in the doorway , allowing her eyes to adjust to the gloomy interior . |
| 2 | She stood in the living room doorway and frowned at him . |
| 3 | After all , she said so herself almost five months ago , as she stood in the doorway and bade me goodbye . |
| 4 | She stood in the doorway with a man 's night-shirt on and her hair in a plait . |
| 5 | There was something glorious about her — almost Viking — as she stood in the centre of the room , tall and thin and fierce . |
| 6 | Panting , trying to stifle the noise of her breathing , she stood in the dark , just inside the right-hand tunnel , and watched him . |
| 7 | At least four of the men were watching her as she stood in the hall , yawning prettily and obviously bewildered by the disturbance . |
| 8 | But before he could banish the memory of the expression on Marjorie 's face as she stood in the thinly sunlit kitchen , one thought slid through to settle painfully into his consciousness . |
| 9 | Eva grumbled as she stood in the cold , carrying her case . |
| 10 | She stood in the darkness , looking at him curiously . |
| 11 | Her palms were sweating as she stood in the wings in her best green dress waiting for them to come off so that she could get on . |
| 12 | This , of course , delighted the child and every night she stood in the wings performing everybody 's act with them , and even at the end of two shows , she was as bright in the dressing room as she 'd been at the overture . |
| 13 | She stood in the doorway with her hand on her hip as she always did when she was angry . |
| 14 | She stood in the doorway with her hand on her hip as she always did when she was angry . |
| 15 | Phillis asked , she stood in the doorway . |
| 16 | She stood in the portico of his chamber and gravely allowed him to admire her . |
| 17 | After they had left , she stood in the doorway and watched them walking down the main street past the square . |
| 18 | Something about the way she stood in the large unwieldy garment gave Benny courage . |
| 19 | Emily sighed as she stood in the shabby kitchen . |
| 20 | As she stood in the middle of the crowd , she felt a hand touching her bottom . |
| 21 | She stood in the kitchen doorway . |
| 22 | As she stood in the dark chapel , listening to the priest 's murmured prayers , the empty , depressed feeling intensified . |
| 23 | As she stood in the wings , she whispered to her daughter Carol , ‘ What am I doing here ? ’ |
| 24 | Peter often tried to describe what Kate looked like as she stood in the doorway , half in , half out , glancing at her watch and swinging an embroidered bag barely large enough to take a packet of cigarettes . |
| 25 | She stood in the window , holding back the heavy curtains , watching as Spencer climbed into his carriage and , with a wave to her , bowled off down the drive towards the roadway . |
| 26 | She stood in the restaurant with her hand over her mouth and tears in her eyes . |
| 27 | She stood in the throng for several seconds while he disappeared downtown . |
| 28 | She stood in the open door , fists up on either side of her head , banging it , banging it hard , and wailing , " No , no , no , oh no … |
| 29 | She stood in the doorway at the end of the corridor , looking into a small polygonal room with a sloping ceiling . |
| 30 | She stood in the angle , shapeless and erect in her aged but once — good suit with the foxhead-and-riding-crop brooch on the lapel ; the well-pressed faded blouse ; the sensible heels planted apart ; the leather gloves softly slapping the palm of the hand — and of course , a new hat . |