Example sentences of "stand and [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He stands and looks at them for a long time . |
| 2 | One reason could be because all around them are utterly characterless , uniform , boring , and unmemorable buildings — nothing for them to stand and stare at , to wonder at and dream of — as there was in the heyday of the great stations . |
| 3 | ‘ All I want is to stand and look at you , dear boy ! ’ he said . |
| 4 | Corbett grasped the unfortunate messenger by the jerkin , forcing him to stand and look at him . |
| 5 | We both stand and stare at the man , and at the blood spreading amongst the red hair . |
| 6 | As a few of us stand and look at the Germans , Mills Roberts appears with a few of his Officers . |
| 7 | ‘ He used to go down there and stand and look at the frieze Bulkeley was carving ; the one that will surmount the cart and later be hung in the chantry chapel at the other end of this house . |
| 8 | A Shamen show is designed so you do n't just stand and stare at the band : and though the live act might be the heart of the show , the spectacle of Colin ( cropped Aberdeen curls , Trotsky shades ) , and Will ( shoulder length braided locks , shabby green fatigues ) is only part of an evening of light , music and effects that now involves around ten people . |
| 9 | Some mares will actually stand and paw at a paddock fence because they want to get to a stallion that is a couple of paddocks away — consequently they are likely to cut a leg or rip off a shoe if the bottom wire of the fence is too close to the ground . |
| 10 | Today he was quiet all right , standing and looking at the weather maps with the rest of his crew , smoking a cigarette with jerky hands . |
| 11 | I looked in the same direction and saw a group of men standing and staring at us . |
| 12 | Do not attempt to give massage at floor level when standing and bending at the waist ; this is even more harmful to your back than using a bed . |
| 13 | You 've stood and looked at them you 've listened to what they 've told you , now what can you do ? |
| 14 | Neighbours who were not so well thought of stood and watched at gun-point , while their homes went up in flames . |
| 15 | ‘ What — ’ He stood and blinked at her with his finger under his nose to stop the drips . |
| 16 | He stood and looked at them sway , feeling a unity with them as his body swayed to the same light breeze . |
| 17 | When a few minutes later , amid the oohs and aahs from the three women , she stood and looked at the person staring back at her from the long mirror , she could n't believe it was herself . |
| 18 | He just stood and looked at her . |
| 19 | I stood and looked at her , petrified . |
| 20 | They stood and looked at me . |
| 21 | There was a mirror on the wall and I stood and looked at myself . |
| 22 | I stood and looked at it and it came and rubbed itself against my leg . |
| 23 | I stood and looked at her aghast , as there were at least half a dozen screws watching , and writing notes or letters to another prisoner is absolutely forbidden . |
| 24 | Beuno stood and looked at the blaze he had made . |
| 25 | This set Jean Powers off on a torrent of exclamations and denials so that Helen could not have got a word in had she wished to ; she stood and looked at Giles Carnaby and tried to be calm . |
| 26 | We stood and looked at it . |
| 27 | She stood and looked at Mrs Mantini , and gradually Mrs Mantini broke down like an overheated fire . |
| 28 | He stood and looked at the piano . |
| 29 | He stood and looked at her for a moment longer , his eyes running over her scathingly , taking in the beautiful , angry face , the wide and annoyed grey eyes and the tall , slender figure concealed in such efficient garments . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't normally waste shots on happy families , ’ Mitch assured him acidly , and Maggie stood and looked at them both wearily . |