Sentence examples for were standing by from inspiring English sources

The police were standing by quietly.

Maybe they were standing by the door.

Provided that the marshals were standing by.

Two people were standing by the pilothouse.

The parents were standing by the graveside when it happened.

Fire engines were standing by as a precaution, he said.

Bear also told employees that grief counselors were standing by.

"We were standing by, ready to do anything".

We were standing by the lake, which is more than two hundred miles long.

Thousands of federal troops were standing by to prevent further disturbances.

It was three years ago, and we were standing by his desk in the Marble Palace.