Example sentences of "[coord] stood [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She mounted the steps to the front door of the house and stood looking for the right bell to ring . |
| 2 | She closed the drawer and stood thinking for a moment , then she moved into the drawing-room and rang for the maid . |
| 3 | A few minutes later they had acknowledged Mr Bryant and his daughter outside their house , and then trudged home and stood chatting for some time on the doorstep . |
| 4 | He put the books back in the drawer and stood waiting for Mrs Hatton to recover . |
| 5 | A young stable lad led out another horse , and stood waiting for the one which the smith had almost finished shoeing . |
| 6 | The Coptic woman went to one side and stood waiting for her husband , who was delayed in the church . |
| 7 | At a quarter past nine there was a tap at the door ; Beryl came in and stood waiting for his attention . |
| 8 | He went ahead of her to the concert hall , bought the tickets , and stood waiting for her in the foyer . |