Example sentences of "stand for [art] [noun] [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stood for a while staring at them . |
| 2 | Maura stood for a second looking at her mother . |
| 3 | I stood for a moment looking at the mattress on the bed where a knife had been used to open up the sides . |
| 4 | Raynor came to a stop outside a thick , low door set into the wall , and stood for a moment looking at it , as if summoning up some inner resolve . |
| 5 | She stood for a moment looking at them , and saw how their heads were tilted in the listening attitudes of forest creatures , how their ears were pricked , and how their eyes were bright and intelligent . |
| 6 | She was so surprised she could n't think of anything to say and just stood for a moment staring at him . |
| 7 | Valerie Stevens had been in the house to get more coffee and as she stepped through the patio doors she stood for a moment staring at Rachel in horror , having only heard the last part of the conversation . |
| 8 | He stood for a moment laughing at her as she cast furiously for the vanished rabbit , and walked on , to catch her up , along the raised embankment . |