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.