Example sentences of "say [conj] [pron] stand [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is said that he stood before the altar and for a moment the Blade called to him . |
| 2 | Happiness , I knew , was not something she thought much of as an end : it was as if she had said , I 'm glad you do n't mind being poor , and , although when I replied to her , it was only to tell her about the baby , Thomas , and how he had put on five pounds and had cut his first tooth , I brooded over what I might have said while I stood at the sink or pushed the pram , making great , windy speeches in my mind , venting on my absent aunt the curious , unreasonable anger that seemed to rise up before me like a dark pit , bottomless and frightening . |
| 3 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm going back this afternoon , ’ Ellen said as they stood at the bar , watched by every eye in the place . |
| 5 | ‘ Happy Christmas , Doris , ’ she said as she stood on the threshold . |