Example sentences of "stand looking [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | well I mean the , the agent has n't or has n't yet sued , but I was n't really putting it like that , I was asking you whether it is your case as in presently stand looking at the defence you 've raised to whether or not you have failed to perform your legal obligations under clause nine . |
| 2 | I like it when when wh it floods in town and you can go down and watch foreigners standing looking at the roofs of their cars floating down the Ouse and you think Yeah ! . |
| 3 | So you got the whole spectrum of , or if you 're just doing it like French dictation , it wo n't , if words tend to just , to just be spoken language , right through to an immensely detailed erm , attempts to put everything down , including tone of the voice , and all these other ones which are extremely difficult to I think you noticed that I was standing looking at the transcriptions near each team . |
| 4 | Nenna stood looking into the window , feeling the melted hail make its way down the gap between the collar of her coat and her body . |
| 5 | When she got into her house she poured herself a glass of sherry and stood looking into the garden , not wanting any supper . |
| 6 | She stood looking towards the balcony and beyond it the sea . |
| 7 | Nails did not go into the shop but stood looking up the road . |
| 8 | She mounted the steps to the front door of the house and stood looking for the right bell to ring . |
| 9 | Harry now stood looking along the table as he added thoughtfully , ‘ It would be awful if he did , would n't it ? ’ |
| 10 | Marjorie went over too and stood looking at the baby . |
| 11 | He did n't look at me , he stood looking at the doors . |
| 12 | Dad stood looking at the flat in disgust . |
| 13 | By the garden gate of Four Winds she stood looking at the house for several minutes in silence before they got back into the car and she told him how to get to the Inn on the Point . |
| 14 | The following morning , Jim was free and the two men stood looking at the bones . |
| 15 | He turned left when they had passed the hotels , parked the car in the space reserved for vehicles and they climbed out , stretched , stood looking at the view . |
| 16 | Jasper stood looking at the bell rope which came out of a small square aperture at what was the base of the campanile . |
| 17 | When she came in she stood looking at the figure stretched out on the floor . |
| 18 | Molly stood looking at the lapping water with Ken Corduroy , expert on garden pools and pergolas , who had arrived quite unexpectedly in his Volvo estate . |
| 19 | When she heard Matthew 's name , Miss Havisham stopped walking and stood looking at the speaker , who suddenly became silent . |
| 20 | I stood looking at the pools of water lying on the pitch , the door of the directors ' Portakabin swinging back and forth on its one remaining hinge , and I recalled the good times , remembered the bad . |
| 21 | They stood looking at the door , wondering what form the knocking threat would take . |
| 22 | He stood looking at the floor , examining the toes of his shoes with an expression of deep concern on his face . |
| 23 | Lowell returned to the cottage and stood looking at the portrait of Rose . |
| 24 | She stood looking in the window , then gave a little sigh . |
| 25 | For a moment she stood looking around the wide hall , closely carpeted in dark , velvety blue which lent an added drama to the vivid Impressionist paintings , the apricot-coloured Knole settee . |