Example sentences of "[noun prp] stand [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With so many of Lotus Engineering 's successes having to remain secret , the Corvette Indy stands as the company 's most compelling advertisement . |
| 2 | But the principal of Somerville stands by the college decision . |
| 3 | RD stands for the index figure for the month in which the disposal occurs . |
| 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 | But I shall never lead a normal life because I 'm so short — we 're both short — that 's why Tilda stands on the deck half the day , it 's because somebody told her that you only grow taller while you 're standing up . |
| 6 | Bosnia-Hercegovina stands on the edge of an abyss . |
| 7 | The little museum is particularly rich in classical objects because the modern town of Alea stands on the site of ancient Tegea , the capital of Arcadia . |
| 8 | The terrace by Otto Rottmayer stands on the site where Fux 's opera , Constanza e Fortezza was performed to celebrate the coronation of Emperor Charles VI in 1723 . |
| 9 | The jump will be a familiar sight to people who attended the Citroen stand at the Yorkshire Show last year . |
| 10 | She and Fairfax stand beside the stream in front of her tent . |
| 11 | I mean David it will certainly save er Ann standing at the photocopier |
| 12 | When the protest finally collapsed , Richard Branson stood by the door ushering out the gypsy-like throng , politely removing the records , tapes , posters and movable items of office furniture which had been secreted in robes and kaftans . |
| 13 | Paige stared at the accusing jade in horror , then , white-faced , raised her eyes to where Travis stood in the doorway between their rooms . |
| 14 | Molly stood on the battlements of the terrace and kept a look-out . |
| 15 | So Molly stood in the kitchen , the centre of the house , with its door opening on to the terrace , where now , for certain , no one stood watching her . |
| 16 | Exultantly Richard stood above the rocks and looked down once more on the lower mountains around . |
| 17 | Richard stood in the doorway in his pyjamas . |
| 18 | Otto Kruger stood by the altar , a white robe over his elegant suit . |
| 19 | I remember thinking on the Sunday , as Ian Paisley stood outside the ground and tried to bring the wrath of God down upon us for violation of the Sabbath , that maybe he was succeeding . |
| 20 | Donna stood at the window a moment longer , gazing out at the people in the street below . |
| 21 | Crichlow stood on the finish pontoon with a grin like a piano keyboard while the Canadian team supporters made a din the like of which has never been known before from Canadians . |
| 22 | Creed stood on the sidewalk outside the Palace Hotel . |
| 23 | James Scott stood in the centre of the small room for a moment , looking round , then sat down on the edge of the bottom bunk . |
| 24 | The Countess of Donnington stood at the window of the first-floor sitting room , intent on the street below . |
| 25 | Despite a boycott in parts of Abkhazia , over 75 per cent of the electorate turned out to vote in the elections , in which Shevardnadze stood as the only candidate . |
| 26 | Ben Travers stood in the bedroom . |
| 27 | Corbett stood before the hearth and looked around . |
| 28 | It looked positively eccentric as Jefferson stood alongside the hole . |
| 29 | Gaveston stood at the end of the gallery , leaning nonchalantly against the wall . |
| 30 | Millie stood by the pony 's head , stroking its muzzle while she talked to it , saying , ‘ Do n't worry , you 'll soon be home , laddie , then you 'll have your tea . |