Sentence examples for we were stood from inspiring English sources

As Thubron and a busload of Afghans cross into Iran: "We were stood against a wall, as if to be shot, with our baggage at our feet.

From where we were stood, in the near-earth orbit of the O2's level four, a few of the words were lost, but it mattered not.

All they did was talk to us, call us in and then we were stood down before anything started," Yelland told the Guardian.

We were stood there and he asked me to perform a sex act on him and before I could even reply, he had already forced me".

"As we were stood watching and listening to all the commentary, we saw the little black dot come across the screen and watched live as the second plane hit the trade centre," says Elizabeth.

We were stood waiting for it, and Billy said, 'I'm very surprised that One Day Like This isn't soundtracking this event, Mr Garvey.'" What should festivalgoers look out for? "The Space Station looks like a bright star passing from west to east.

That's why we're stood on this stage after 15 years.

We're stood in the rain, who the bloody 'ell d'you think you are?' It was unbelievable.

For a start it's the context; it's nearly 30C outside, and we're stood in a slightly shabby industrial building full of instantly familiar Christmas imagery.

(USA!) It's attitude, it's who we are, stand up tall.

We are stand-alone corporations, and so a qualification of this sort is certainly long overdue".