Example sentences of "stand [prep] a few [noun pl] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |
| 3 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |