Example sentences of "stand by [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucker stands by with a lit cigarette , just in case it does n't work . |
| 2 | Ryan Giggs is doubtful with an ankle injury and Eric Cantona stands by for his first full game . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , 18-year-old full-back Michael Gray stands by for his full League debut at Southend . |
| 4 | Aldergrove stands by for big take-off |
| 5 | And Runcorn striker Steve Shaughnessy stands by for a possible call-up into the F.A . |
| 6 | True grit … the council 's gritting team stands by for action |
| 7 | All ambulance crews would continue to stand by at their stations for 999 calls . |
| 8 | All ambulance crews would continue to stand by at their stations for 999 calls . |
| 9 | After a muttered exchange through the bars , the captain ordered two of his officers to stand by with pistols drawn while he unfastened the padlocks . |
| 10 | The train was electrically lighted , and in order to economise current when the train had to stand by for some time , nearly every lamp was under separate control . |
| 11 | Control said all that was just fine , and to stand by for instructions . |
| 12 | They wanted me to stand by as a consultant . |
| 13 | Vigilant was also called upon to stand by in the Thames approaches to assist as necessary . |
| 14 | The sharp style of leather and suede is an essential this season ; stand by with a wardrobe of contemporary classics including shirts , jeans and western-style jackets in black , rich brown and tan . |
| 15 | Stand by to be liberated |
| 16 | With students threatening to run a Barclays-style boycott against any that participate , stand by for more to pull out . |
| 17 | With students threatening to run a Barclays-style boycott against any that participate , stand by for more to pull out . |
| 18 | STAND by for a new moral crusade against single mothers . |
| 19 | AND now stand by for our Christmas competition . |
| 20 | So stand by for a new trade war , as America is accused of dumping subsidised security services on world markets ? |
| 21 | Stand by for interminable consultation exercises , formulation and revision of elaborate ( and strangely unworkable ) schemes , and a torrent of litigation . |
| 22 | But the book 's publishers should be warned : if searches for extraterrestrial intelligence ever pay off , then stand by for an avalanche of orders from interested parties . |
| 23 | Finally ( for now ) , J. Whitby-Smith , of London E11 , highlights a similar confusion about one of my own articles ( ’ Stand by for bad winters ’ , 28 October , 1982 , p 220 ) . |
| 24 | Are we going to fry ( ’ The curious case of the shrinking Sun , ’ New Scientist , 3 March , p 592 ) , or freeze ( ’ Stand by for bad winters ’ , New Scientist , 28 October , 1982 , p 220 ) ? |
| 25 | ‘ Stand by for further . |
| 26 | For example , New York 's firemen oppose any attempt at flexible rostering ; they commonly stand by for duty over a 48-hour period each week , and then moonlight on other days . |
| 27 | Stand by for the campaign against cruelty to teddies ! |
| 28 | Stand by for a revealing insight into your childhood or upbringing . |
| 29 | STAND by for a Tartan invasion in the Irish League next season ! |
| 30 | They 've found the secret of happiness for all ! — Stand by for the labour camps and the mass graves . |