Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] as the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | They stand up as the PLAYER whips off their cloaks preparatory to execution . ) |
2 | The electorates of Europe stand by as the squabbling continues . |
3 | Jack stood up as the Glory rocked to and fro . |
4 | He stood up as the door swung open . |
5 | And she stood up as the song ended , clapping with all her might . |
6 | I stood up as the Sergeant approached . |
7 | Everybody stood up as the Corporal walked in . |
8 | Roads were closed and eight ambulances stood by as the cloud drifted towards the villages of Wincham and Lostock Gralam . |