Example sentences of "stand with [pos pn] [noun] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His wife was slammed against a wall , sexually threatened and ordered to stand with her arms raised over her head until she collapsed . |
| 2 | You had to stand with your hands held out , and he 'd look at your nails . |
| 3 | Immediately under the throne is an enclosure , surrounded by silver rails , in which are assembled the whole body of Omrahs , the Rajahs and the Ambassadors , all standing with their eyes bent downwards , and their hands crossed . |
| 4 | Hesione is standing with her hands bound behind her back and held in position by two heavy chains attached to weights . |
| 5 | He 's going to be ages , thought Juliet desperately , suddenly realising she 'd been standing with her hands clenched together , and her eyes screwed tightly as if to hear better . |
| 6 | Dent , with its narrow cobbled main street and its white buildings , could almost be taken for a Westmorland village , whereas West Burton , by-passed by the Bishopdale road and standing with its houses clustered round a broad wedge of a village green with cross , stocks and children 's swings , is very much a village of the eastern Dales . |
| 7 | He looked down from the ramparts to see Isay standing with his arms folded and his staff tucked into his belt . |
| 8 | Dr Rafaelo was standing with his arms folded across his chest , and a very bad-tempered look on his face . |
| 9 | She opened the door and stared in astonishment at the tall , strongly built man who was standing with his hand raised for another assault on her bell . |
| 10 | I had been the last to get on at the previous station , so I was standing with my back wedged against the window . |
| 11 | Two of them stood with their rifles levelled at her and the third raised his palm and made a short , brusque , fly-swatting kind of gesture . |
| 12 | She turned away now and walked to the fire , and there , looking at it , she stood with her hands joined below her waist like a penitent child and said , ‘ I spoilt my life and those of others about me , especially my husband 's . |
| 13 | Still Wilson neither smiled nor nodded , but stood with her hands clasped in front of her , as though waiting . |
| 14 | Instead she stood with her eyes closed , lest they betrayed the fact that she found him to be disturbing to her . |
| 15 | Joe got to his feet and he stood with his head bent as Mick retrieved his things ; then slowly he joined him , and together they walked back through the wood , silent now , until they reached the drive There , holding out his hand , Mick said , ‘ You 'll be all right now . |
| 16 | He stood with his shoulder pressed against the wall , his gaze fixed on the fanlight . |
| 17 | Then she rode to Scathach , who stood with his arms folded and his eyes narrowed , watching his sister . |
| 18 | I have the memory of it perfect in here , ’ and he stood with his hand spread on the top of his head , while the full implications sank into Gabriel 's . |
| 19 | Ratagan stood with his hands spread to the fire and the flames winking on his axe blade . |
| 20 | For a moment her father said nothing more either he just stood with his hands clasped behind him , looking up at the ceiling . |