Example sentences of "and stood for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hundreds of eyes stared fixedly as the laird stepped out onto the gravel and stood for a moment with his chin jutting and his mouth pulled down , like a general reviewing his troops . |
| 2 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 3 | He got out but before going to knock at the door , crossed the road and stood for a moment contemplating Ivy Cottage . |
| 4 | She moved to the stairs and stood for a moment in the silence of the hallway , the candle flickering in her hand . |
| 5 | In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office . |
| 6 | I kept on down to the river and stood for a while to watch the coal-barges slide along the black , shiny water . |
| 7 | He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky . |
| 8 | It has always been I who have calmed her , though sometimes the Sweeper has come in the evening and stood for a while at her cage and she has calmed in his good presence . |
| 9 | Raynor came to a stop outside a thick , low door set into the wall , and stood for a moment looking at it , as if summoning up some inner resolve . |
| 10 | Fenella slithered down from the horse 's back and stood for a moment in the road , feeling the fingers of mist swirl into her face and touch her skin with damp clammy hands . |
| 11 | Charles collapsed like a glove puppet with the hand withdrawn , and stood for a long moment , sagging . |
| 12 | Then he turned and stood for a while gazing out at the Pacific . |
| 13 | Wycliffe passed through the general office with a word to the two girls and stood for a while in the yard while the timber-lorry drove away and the big double doors were closed behind it . |
| 14 | It was at that point that the stranger entered the dining-room , and stood for a moment looking round him as if in search of an acquaintance . |
| 15 | She shut the window and stood for a moment , her hands still on the bottom bar of the sash , arrested by a sudden thought . |
| 16 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 17 | The farmer got out of his car to open the gate and stood for a moment at the bend in the road . |
| 18 | She replaced the phone in Bishop Julian 's hall and stood for a moment indecisively . |
| 19 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 20 | She had risen from her deep curtsey , and stood for a long moment gazing steadily into his face . |
| 21 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 22 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 23 | She put down the receiver and stood for a moment with her hand resting on it , her head bowed and her thoughts in turmoil . |
| 24 | He straightened up , came to the front of the shop and stood for a moment looking out impassively . |
| 25 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 26 | She pulled the door quickly behind her , and stood for a moment , breathing fast . |
| 27 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 28 | Isambard caught up both , and stood for a moment staring down with a formidable frown at Harry , who nursed his bruised wrists and glared back , expecting a blow and tensing every muscle to receive it without a tremor . |