Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] stand at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he had the opportunity to stand at the counter with one of his mates and talk about other things . |
| 2 | The statue stood at the centre of the Hall of Celestial Destinies in Nantes spaceport , the huge , bronze figures raised high above the executive-class travellers who bustled like ants about its base . |
| 3 | Then the index stood at 130.2 so the uplifted value of a nominal £100 of 2% index-linked Treasury 1996 would have been equal to : But in September 1991 interest rates on index-linked stock were well above 2 ½%,; so the Bank of England issued the new tranchette at a price of £110.625 to give an estimated real gross yield to maturity of 4.22% . |
| 4 | At the time of Britain 's accession in 1973 , the budget stood at £2,000 million per annum ; in 1991 it had risen to over £43,000 million . |
| 5 | The most obvious incentive towards entertainment was ‘ the fact that the industry stands at all times in the presence of a high court with unlimited jurisdiction — the people before the box office ’ and from that court ‘ there is no appeal ’ . |
| 6 | Current membership of the RESSG stands at just over 100 — members are drawn from a range of academic institutions and disciplines from both this country and abroad . |
| 7 | Otherwise it was largely a stunt — the saxophonist acting like a contortionist while continuing to play , the bass-player straddling his instrument on the floor , as if he were raping it ; and it was de rigueur for the pianist to stand at his instrument , and play with one hand , thus giving himself freedom for muscular improvisation . |
| 8 | Yesterday , the stock stood at 298p as the annual report and accounts were sent to investors . |
| 9 | By the time the next session of parliament began in December , the stock stood at 191 . |
| 10 | By the outbreak of war , with the Boy Scouts riding along on the crest of a wave , the figure stood at 150,000 . |
| 11 | In the same poll a year ago , the figure stood at 79pc . |
| 12 | The figure stands at 198,006 before this year |
| 13 | For the general labourer category , the figure stands at 177 . |
| 14 | In April 1990 the town had 28 empty offices but now the figure stands at 52 , while the number of vacant shops has risen from 20 to 46 , not including 68 shops under construction at the Cornmill centre . |
| 15 | By 1886 , two in three adult males — almost 4.5 million people — had the vote in England and Wales , whereas some 50 years earlier the electorate stood at little more than 650 000 . |
| 16 | At the end of 1988 the pound stood at $1.79 and DM3.20 , putting the effective exchange rate at around 97 per cent of its 1985 value . |
| 17 | As turbulent conditions continued , it was then announced that base rate would rise further to 15 per cent the following day ( equal to its peak in 1989-90 ) , while at the close of business in London the pound stood at DM2.75 . |
| 18 | But as the priest stood at his study window , fingers joined in thanksgiving to the night sky for his release from the bitter-sweet torture of reliving what was dead and gone , his mind quailed before his new dilemma . |
| 19 | All women qua women should be strictly excluded from entering the sanctuary where the priest stands at the altar . |
| 20 | If we allow women to celebrate Communion , we break the traditional idea that the priest standing at the altar is a visual representation of Jesus . |
| 21 | ‘ The bid stands at forty , ’ Rogers said . |
| 22 | The hut stands at 4157 metres , which still leaves nearly 1500 metres to climb . |
| 23 | Across the broad , still water of the moat stood at least a dozen mounted soldiers , more than enough to overcome the serfs , since most of them would have been at work in the fields . |
| 24 | As the law stood at that time local authorities could place limits on the number of pupils in each of its schools , and the Secretary of State said that he had no power to intervene in the Dewsbury case . |
| 25 | As the law stands at present , however , even if the trial judge reveals at the time of sentencing what advice he proposes to give to the Secretary of State , it will still be necessary for the latter to consult the Lord Chief Justice and the trial judge at a later stage . |
| 26 | The village stands at the terminus of the great trench occupied by the inland Loch Maree , the river forming a link . |
| 27 | Lay the coat , zip or buttons up , on the floor or a chair and get the child to stand at the ‘ head ’ end . |
| 28 | Caspar had crossed the room to stand at her side and he said , ‘ Sire — ’ And stopped in some confusion , because he had known Nuadu at once — he thought every person in Ireland would recognise him , for the wolfblood was unmistakable , and everyone knew the story of the Queen 's bastard wolfson and the fierce quarrels that had taken place between her and the King when Nuadu was born . |
| 29 | They crossed the room to stand at the other side of the bed . |
| 30 | At the time of writing the fee stands at £30 for a three year period . |