1.   There were two uniformed guards outside the building.

2.   One young policeman stood guard outside the locked embassy gates.

3.   Soldiers were placed on guard outside newspapers and broadcasting offices.

4.   As a robber approached the vehicle, he reportedly opened fire on a guard outside the truck.

5.   As police stood guard outside, relatives and friends came to pay respects.

6.   Border Patrol agents stood guard outside every room.

7.   A hospital spokesman said Kolnhofer was hospitalized under an alias with an officer standing guard outside his room around the clock.

8.   A human-resources officer broke the news to her in a cold sweat, with an armed guard outside the door.

9.   A single forlorn soldier stands guard outside the garrison in central Hong Kong, which is still called the Prince of Wales building.