Example sentences of "[noun] stand at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A granite memorial to these Groups stands at the end of the former main runway . |
| 2 | Now he had the opportunity to stand at the counter with one of his mates and talk about other things . |
| 3 | Again a scientist stands at the point which has at present been reached within a long tradition of enquiry . |
| 4 | The dancers engage in playful sport , dressed in simple turtle-coloured costumes , while Wagoner stands at the back as some kind of pondering philosopher figure . |
| 5 | Mr Campbell commented ‘ The most important recent development in ordinary shares was the reverse yield gap which at present stands at the alarming value of 4 ¼%.; |
| 6 | North of the Border , a balance between those architects expecting a rise and those expecting a fall in workloads in the next six months stands at a dismal minus 19 per cent . |
| 7 | All women qua women should be strictly excluded from entering the sanctuary where the priest stands at the altar . |
| 8 | It seems to me however that the terms presumption and exception as national guidance stands at the moment go together in the context of greenbelt . |
| 9 | The nine-foot figure stands at a new development in Dockwray Square , North Shields , Stan Laurel 's home for 10 years . |
| 10 | The jump will be a familiar sight to people who attended the Citroen stand at the Yorkshire Show last year . |
| 11 | whose Swiss guards stand at the Holy See |
| 12 | I mean David it will certainly save er Ann standing at the photocopier |
| 13 | Now he hardly glanced up at the dressing-gowned figure standing at the door . |
| 14 | Then , staring across the moonlit yard , she saw his tall figure standing at the top of the slope leading down to the river . |
| 15 | The second man was seen by a witness standing at the entrance to Martlesham underpass at the A1214 roundabout at about 11.30 am on Thursday , February 11 . |
| 16 | There was this big , fat woman with at least four chins and a huge fat neck standing at the ironing board . |
| 17 | If we allow women to celebrate Communion , we break the traditional idea that the priest standing at the altar is a visual representation of Jesus . |
| 18 | Flinging it wide , she made to thrust the other woman from the house , only to be brought up short by the sight of two gentlemen standing at the other end of the long covered porch . |
| 19 | Old Den stood at the opposite side of the grave with Tommy Drennan , each with a cord ready to help lay Celia and Dermot Murphy to rest . |
| 20 | Myles edged in , hands twisting the brim of his hat , while the young priest stood at the door looking curiously on . |
| 21 | Donna stood at the window a moment longer , gazing out at the people in the street below . |
| 22 | The Countess of Donnington stood at the window of the first-floor sitting room , intent on the street below . |
| 23 | ‘ You said someone who had been travelling through snow stood at the back of the church . ’ |
| 24 | Gaveston stood at the end of the gallery , leaning nonchalantly against the wall . |
| 25 | A minibus with the words ‘ Conway House ’ emblazoned across its side stood at the entrance , its driver talking to Sybil and David . |
| 26 | ‘ Believe me , Brother , God 's angel stands at the threshold , the flailing rod of divine retribution in his hand . |
| 27 | The village stands at the terminus of the great trench occupied by the inland Loch Maree , the river forming a link . |
| 28 | Lay the coat , zip or buttons up , on the floor or a chair and get the child to stand at the ‘ head ’ end . |
| 29 | More typically , the individual child stands at the teacher 's desk , muttering or stentoriously chanting for a few minutes , until checked by the ticking of a card which is slipped into the reading book at the page he or she has reached , or is expected to reach " by next time " . |
| 30 | The Bank of England stands at the centre of the UK financial system . |