A couple of men and a woman stood near him.

A man and an old woman stood near the body.

Make sure you are not standing in or near water.

The three of them were standing ten feet away, near the door.

We were standing near the front, close to the water.

Standing near the road, he looked back at the building.

Two men stood near the car, trying hard not to look at him.

A woman I didn't know was standing near the television set.

She continued to stand near him for a while, however.

He stood well back from the window, near the middle of the room.

Williams made only a few tactical changes while standing near, rather than sitting on, the bench.

Another PC, standing near, tried to get a look at whatever it was; but the first closed his fist.

People with whom he had been talking were standing near, and I did not dare reveal my identity in their presence.

Cardona turned to others who were standing near, and their appearance impressed him.

She was standing near, watching what he was doing with the baby.

John Carter and the leader of the new come warriors, who were standing near, looked quickly at the little group.

He looked round, at the two or three other men who had been standing near, and his face was grave.

He felt worse because a policeman, who was standing near, laughed and walked away.

My mother and an old riding horse of our master's were also standing near, and seemed to know all about it.

Battle had been standing near by with a more than usual interested expression.