Sentence examples for stood construction from inspiring English sources

She could see, from where she stood, construction workers restoring the block's buildings.

Many stood on construction scaffolds and on top of bus stop shelters, chanting "Fascism will not prevail" and "We are all children of immigrants".

22 Bishopsgate was recently granted permission on the site of the ill-fated Pinnacle, where a seven-storey concrete stump has stood since construction stalled in 2008 – a mocking relic of the last banking bubble.

Residential buildings stand under construction at the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city in Tianjin, China (Getty).

"SoHo is radically different today," said Ms. Buccini as she stood in a construction zone in designer heels and a Prabal Gurung dress.

A member of a local citizens' committee that supports the educational efforts of the museum recently stood at the construction site and scoffed, "Nonsense!

An expanse of flat brownfield now fills the space where the exhibition centre stood, awaiting the construction of 1,300 residential units bisected by a linear park.

Christians joined Muslims in the gathering less than a month after churches were bombed in Alexandria; a young activist wearing a keffiya escorted an old woman; professors stood next to construction workers; and members of established opposition parties shared the space with the unaffiliated majority.

Supporters stood on a building under construction in Caracas, Venezuela, during a rally for presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on Sunday.

The imposing constructions stood 15ft to 20ft high  and were carved into chalk, then covered in concrete as it has good reflective properties.

Construction workers stood in line with drills in their hands.