Example sentences of "that stand on " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I lock along my collection of phrenology books , including titles such as The Brain and How to Read It , and run my fingers with affection over the porcelain phrenological head that stands on my filing cabinet , I often wonder what future generations will make of today 's psychologists . |
| 2 | Most people who have travelled through the Monkton district of Ayrshire will have noticed the monument that stands on the high ground behind the Dutch House Caravan Park , and wondered what it is and why it is there . |
| 3 | A town that stands on a hill can not be hidden . |
| 4 | Lutyens designed and Cartier made the clock of gold and blue enamel that stands on the chimney piece . |
| 5 | From the tarn , I followed my nose down to a cairn that stands on the shoulder above Deepdale Side where the view down Deepdale into Dentdale was so good that I sat and looked at it for a good half-hour until the thought that I needed to be home by late afternoon pushed me on down to the green lane of the old Craven Way . |
| 6 | He is thirty-seven years old , with a high forehead , and thin hair that stands on end in the slightest breeze . |
| 7 | ‘ Would you tell me not to touch the little Degas horse that stands on my desk ? ’ |
| 8 | Solid beech lined drawers that run on easy glide telescopic roller slides , thick ( 18mm ) easy-to-maintain side panels and base shelves , 40mm thick work surfaces , spring loaded hinges which close at a touch , and cabinets that stand on their own ( individually adjustable ) four feet to ensure absolute stability on even the most uneven floors , are just some of the standard features that make Wilson & Glick Kitchens one of the most successful companies in the UK since its formation in 1987 . |
| 9 | Whereas writers and even journalists aim to construct individual works , works that stand on their own , the only novelty allowed the scientist is to be first . |
| 10 | Radnor Park , Mount Blow , the Holy City were blasted by incendiaries , and a solitary ME 109 flew up Kilbowie Road strafing the tram that stood on the swing bridge by the canal . |
| 11 | Agnes now went into the back room and , after washing her hands in a bowl of water that stood on a bench , she dried them , then smoothed her hair back and adjusted the bow at the neck of her dress . |
| 12 | But she could only see little Gabriels , wearing small red anoraks and sporting hair that stood on end no matter how she tried to brush it down . |
| 13 | He told her Great-Uncle Hilbert 's ashes were the contents of an urn-shaped Crown Derby sweets-jar that stood on the drawing-room mantelpiece . |
| 14 | Already she had inspected the house that stood on the edge of the sea loch . |
| 15 | After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger . |
| 16 | He rubbed his hands together in anticipation and pressed the play button on a video that stood on a small table . |
| 17 | He turned to reach the two glasses of wine that stood on a bedside table ; he 'd brought them with him from the dinner table . |
| 18 | Lucy crawled out of bed around lunchtime , found her way up to the shower while Josie could be heard moving around in the kitchen , and could n't resist leaving aside her own hard soap and supermarket shampoo in order to freeload a few squirts and squeezes of the gels , mousses and lotions that stood on the tiled windowsill . |
| 19 | With a gesture almost roguish , as if she slapped a hand away , she tossed the frills back before lifting the lid off the biscuit box ( velvet-covered and braided ) that stood on her bedside table , to choose from its varied collection the biscuits most suitable for breakfast two crackers and two water biscuits . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't bully me with your logic and your jargon , Tom ! ’ snapped Faye , reaching automatically for the brimming glass of sweet juice that stood on the small table beside her . |
| 21 | A maintenance man , with a garden fork and wheelbarrow , was tending the herbaceous border that stretched along the frontage of the flats and , in response to Morse 's question , he said he was one of a small team that looked after the three blocks of flats that stood on the eastern side of Water Eaton Road . |
| 22 | She took an instinctive step back and brushed against a small marble horse that stood on a pedestal . |