His partner stood in the open door to the booth.
In the basic standing position, both partners stand facing each other.
Three partners lie or stand in parallel, with one between the other two.
His climbing partners closed the gap and stood on either side of him.
The five partners stand in front of the windows and look out across Manhattan.
Sure enough, Mac and his new partner stood outside the door.
His old partner was standing in front of him.
Finally, sensing his partner wasn't exactly standing over him, he turned, looked around, and got up fast.
His partner stood on the other side of me.
While one robber went into the bank, his partner stood guard outside, watching for the police.