Example sentences of "stand for [art] [det] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before dusk Holly and those who had arrived that day were taken to the Bath house to stand for a few moments beneath the trickle of lukewarm water . |
| 2 | Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost . |
| 3 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 4 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 5 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |
| 6 | Mark stood for a few moments at the corner of Parliament Street and Bridge Street . |
| 7 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 8 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 9 | The decapitated head spun like a ball in the air , lips still moving ; his trunk stood for a few seconds in its own fountain of hot red gore before crashing on to the blood-stained ice . |