Example sentences of "stood for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
| 2 | In the garden of Burleigh Court , situated near the present Ulster Bank , there stood for a long time an old pear tree known as ‘ King William 's pear tree ’ . |
| 3 | I stood for a long time in a telephone box just to keep out of the slicing rain . |
| 4 | I stood for a long while looking at Voting Right . |
| 5 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
| 6 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
| 7 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
| 8 | Charles collapsed like a glove puppet with the hand withdrawn , and stood for a long moment , sagging . |
| 9 | I stood for a long time , staring at the mirror . |
| 10 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
| 11 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 12 | She had risen from her deep curtsey , and stood for a long moment gazing steadily into his face . |
| 13 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 14 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
| 15 | The headless trunk stood for a long second , the blood fountaining in a gush of scarlet from the raw stump of its neck , before collapsing bonelessly to the mat . |
| 16 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 17 | She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain . |
| 18 | Gently Vi eased off her shoes , wriggled her toes , then stood for a blissful moment , eyes closed . |
| 19 | Retreating to the edge of the clearing , he stood for a full five minutes , listening intently to the night sounds for anything out of place . |
| 20 | In the theatre , a single chariot-wheel propelled across the stage stood for a whole army : in the film version , you have horses , chariots , contending extras . |
| 21 | Thus when Clarkson spoke movingly to the gathered World Convention of 1840 he was intended to symbolise continuity and provide in what he stood for a unifying focus . |
| 22 | Voysey stood for a drastic and stylized return to English country tradition and , along with Charles Rennie Mackintosh , relied on simplicity of composition for greatest effect . |