Example sentences of "stand [adv] [prep] his [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | does have the right to stand up on his hind legs again . |
2 | He laughed and said something that included my name — it stands out from his other noises : blah blah Killer blah blah . |
3 | And then she remembered what had happened to Alice and he did n't seem nice any more , just big and handsome and rather frightening , standing there in his tight jeans and his bright shirt , looking at her . |
4 | So it was a big cheering surprise when I opened the front door of Eva 's house one day to find Uncle Ted standing there in his green overalls , a bag of tools hanging from his fist , smiling all over his chopped face . |
5 | He stood up in his back legs , put his front paws on her shoulders and attempted to remove her make-up with a single lick ! |
6 | He did n't answer , just stood there with his bronzed arms crossed across his chest and watched her as if by staring at her so intently it was answer enough . |