Example sentences of "stood at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood at a window and looked down over the trees , where rooks were crossing sticks in a light sway of air . |
| 2 | Similarly , the clock on the front of the American Bulletin of Atomic Scientists stood at a few minutes to midnight , but the American government did not heed it . |
| 3 | The vaulted dome of the booking-hall stood at a height of 65 ft. from the floor and the outer dome above reached a height of 108 ft . |
| 4 | They probably reached George Burnett later that day at Huntspill , where his father 's Georgian house stood at a respectable distance from the busy turnpike , with a large sundial presiding over the front door . |
| 5 | Mother Francis stood at a window and watched little Eve go down the long avenue of the convent out to Sunday lunch on her own with the Hogans . |
| 6 | ( Luke : Luke records that all his friends stood at a distance , including the women who had followed him from Galilee ( Luke 8:3 ) . ) |
| 7 | The BDA at the end of " the decade stood at a critical juncture at home , but its place within the international deaf community was firmly established through membership of the World Federation of the Deaf ( WFD ) . |
| 8 | It was argued that Britain stood at a historic point ; a new urban future was at hand . |
| 9 | In 1979/80 the expenditure per student in polytechnics was 82 per cent of that in the universities : by 1987/88 per capita expenditure in the polytechnics had fallen to 58 per cent of the university figure and by 1989/90 it stood at a little over 50 per cent . |
| 10 | In February 1935 , without consulting his father , he stood at a by-election in Wavertree as an independent Conservative against the India Bill , thus splitting the party vote and letting in Labour . |
| 11 | Emma stood at a loss . |
| 12 | The Financial Times of April 10 reported that Poland 's trade surplus stood at a record $780,000,000 at the end of March , stemming from 6.5 per cent rise in exports and a 21 per cent fall in imports . |
| 13 | Opinion polls in August had shown 55 per cent support for the party , the highest level since its foundation in 1947 , and its membership stood at a record 5,400,000 members , or some 7 per cent of the adult population . |
| 14 | It had been announced on Feb. 4 that food supplies in Russia stood at a critical level , with stocks about to run out within 20-40 days . |
| 15 | As the 1987 Vienna OPEC conference approached , there was further talk of a price increase , although the mainstream preference was for waiting until demand stood at a level capable of sustaining one . |
| 16 | In the early evening of 25 August 1944 , a few hours after he had arrived in liberated Paris , de Gaulle stood at a window of the Hôtel de Ville and acknowledged the cheers of thousands of Parisians gathered down below . |
| 17 | For example , the Treasury 9¾ per cent stock 2002 instanced above stood at a price of £103 ( £103.09375 ) at the close of business on Friday 28 February , 1992 when the running yield could be derived as follows : |
| 18 | The minister also claimed that , following a recent high profile advertising campaign , enquiries to join the regiment stood at a month . |
| 19 | She stood at the door and stared . |
| 20 | I stood at the window and looked down into the street . |
| 21 | She could tell this by looking at his back as he stood at the bar ordering more drinks . |
| 22 | Commons sources confirmed that on Thursday Mrs Thatcher stood at the despatch box with a television monitor nearby to see how she appeared on television in the chamber . |
| 23 | I left them as I approached No. 6 Commando positions and stood at the side of the road and watched them all pass by . |
| 24 | Rostov stood at the crossroads of another traffic stream , from north-west Russia to the northern Caucasus by train and boat . |
| 25 | for three numbers the Maltese heavy stared at him — while all his henchmen stood at the back of the club watching him watching John . |
| 26 | But the rest of his appeal was lost as Erika pushed past him and stood at the end of the bus , well aware that Paul would rather postpone his appeal than stand the two slow lurching miles to the club . |
| 27 | He stood at the ornate head of the stairs and listened . |
| 28 | She stood at the bottom of the bed and reached out her hands to catch his and pull them forward . |
| 29 | Richard , wearing the new dressing gown and slippers that had been his mother 's practical present , stood at the window , looking out over the bare countryside . |
| 30 | When she left him , he stood at the window for a long time , looking out over the newly-awakened countryside . |