Example sentences of "he [vb past] to stand [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He moved to stand by the door , his head an inch from the wood . |
| 2 | Cathy was in the little office and he came to stand in the doorway . |
| 3 | Alone , he went to stand by the window , looking out . |
| 4 | The same thing always happened to him at school if he was brought out to the front of the hall for talking in assembly , or if he had to stand in the aisle with his hands on his head for not paying attention in class . |
| 5 | On May 3 Matiba announced that he wished to stand as the FORD candidate in the presidential elections , expected to take place before the end of the year . |
| 6 | When the shower finally ran cold , he continued to stand under the jets for a while , then stepped out and put a towel round his waist and another over his shoulders . |