Example sentences of "[coord] he stood for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giving himself dialogue seemed to calm him and he stood for a moment , arms idle at his side , breathing slowly and heavily . |
| 2 | Creed had requisitioned an open car , and he stood for the entire procession , as a mark of his own personal respect for the deceased . |
| 3 | We were back in the bedroom then and he stood for a moment looking down at her . |
| 4 | I knew Penny Lane and it was , alas , enough Crilly , and when my father came one day and asked what I was looking at , I said Penny Lane and he stood for awhile and looked for awhile , while the roof held its breath it seemed and then he said , after all that standing and all that looking , he said , ‘ You 're right ’ , and hoisted me up upon his shoulders . |
| 5 | But he stood for a moment , hesitating , and Ruth saw a look of such sadness go over his face that tears threatened her again . |