Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] stand at [art] " in BNC.

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1 Penry Vaughan ducked his tall head through the doorway and moved to stand at the foot of the bed in the shadows beyond the arc of light from the small lamp .
2 Whereupon he tried it stante pede , shoved the stool away and played standing at the organ , at the same time working the pedal , and doing it all as if he had been practising it for several months .
3 At 70 , Nancy is now less stable on her feet than in her younger days , and find standing at the canvas while demonstrating , quite a strain .
4 Luke pushed back his chair impatiently and went to stand at the window , looking down , his back towards her .
5 O'Hara had risen and gone to stand at the mantelpiece .
6 We ordered lemon syrups with ice-cold water , and drank standing at the bar .
7 He did not , but went to stand at the window , looking out .
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