Example sentences of "she [verb] to stand [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At any rate she came to stand by the bureau .
2 She use to stand on the street .
3 Pushing roughly past him , she went to stand at the window , her back to him .
4 She left the pages where they lay , one-dimensional flakes littering the murky floor , and she went to stand by the balcony window again .
5 He explained she had to stand in the wings directing the beam of a torch at a strategically placed mirror which would send a reflection of light dancing across the back-cloth of Never-Never Land .
6 She continued to stand at the edge of the plateau .
7 She continued to stand in the middle of the kitchen , ablaze .
8 She wanted to stand on the balcony and look out over the roofs , listen to the strange sounds and watch the cars and scooters rushing by in the street below .
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