Example sentences of "stood [adv prt] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Clark , 64 , who stood down at the last election , had assured him that he had not advised companies to conceal military use when preparing export licence applications . |
| 2 | Programme assistant Ian Edgar stood in at the last minute . |
| 3 | Her maids stood off at a slight distance , amongst the trees , talking quietly amongst themselves and pretending not to watch her , but she knew they were as inquisitive as she . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm a Bank Assistant ’ , was the first thing she said when she stood up at a recent IBOA meeting . |
| 5 | The following Tuesday , the chairman of the Tory party stood up at the Tory party conference and said , ’ We are going to wipe out Labour at the next general election . ’ |
| 6 | He stood up at the same time as she did , and caught her as she made for the door . |
| 7 | At last , at dinner one evening , the conversations and laughter died away raggedly as Duart stood up at the high table and raised his hand . |