Example sentences of "she stand and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she found the street she wanted she stood and waited before walking down it . |
| 2 | She stood and stared after it . |
| 3 | She stood and glared at them , brandishing a hefty piece of ceiling plaster in her hand . |
| 4 | As soon as the water was waist high , she stood and walked to the side near to the female showers . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She stood and looked at Mrs Mantini , and gradually Mrs Mantini broke down like an overheated fire . |
| 8 | Outside , she stood and looked about her at the maze of buildings . |
| 9 | When she stood and turned to refreshen my drink , the bristly hem almost covered her double-fisted backside . |
| 10 | She stood and turned to the door . |