Example sentences of "[pron] stand for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
| 2 | Past more bushes now , I stand for a moment on the edge of a sacred area , which I share with the rabbits for which it is home . |
| 3 | When it is my turn to use the phone , I stand for a minute with two ten pence coins in my hand . |
| 4 | I stood for a long time in a telephone box just to keep out of the slicing rain . |
| 5 | I stood for a long while looking at Voting Right . |
| 6 | This done , I stood for a moment looking across at the broch islet . |
| 7 | I stood for a moment looking at the mattress on the bed where a knife had been used to open up the sides . |
| 8 | I stood for a long time , staring at the mirror . |
| 9 | No more can x be " something which stands for a number " since one could equally well imagine it standing for a matrix or even the differential operator |
| 10 | In 1913 Malevitch , whose work at this period showed traces of both Cubist and Futurist influence , was preparing to launch the Suprematist movement which stood for a more purely abstract style than anything yet seen . |
| 11 | She stands for a long moment . |
| 12 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
| 13 | And then every year after that , they used to hold the one minute 's silence which the mill whistles went and of course you stood for a minute and then they went again and that was it over . |
| 14 | She stood for a moment on the other side of the room , sizing me up ( and me sizing her up ) , and then she came over to speak to me . |
| 15 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
| 16 | She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen . |
| 17 | Dalgliesh waited until Meg had unlocked the front door and stepped inside before saying his final goodnight , and she stood for a moment watching his tall figure striding down the gravel path and into the darkness . |
| 18 | She stood for a moment , her eyes closed , trying to collect her thoughts , while she struggled to put on her gloves . |
| 19 | She stood for a moment behind the thick black curtain , unwilling to pull it aside . |
| 20 | It was something that had never happened before and she stood for a moment trying to control the thoughts that raced through her head . |
| 21 | She stood for a moment staring round at the flickering shadows thrown by the lone candle , the fire had died long since and the room was cold and suddenly lonely . |
| 22 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
| 23 | She stood for a moment looking at them , and saw how their heads were tilted in the listening attitudes of forest creatures , how their ears were pricked , and how their eyes were bright and intelligent . |
| 24 | She stood for a moment with her head on one side , listening intently . |
| 25 | Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere . |
| 26 | She was still sick at heart when she passed down through the last glade and found herself staring at the Lodge 's covert thatch , its closed door , She stood for a time in the yard outside , afraid to enter . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
| 29 | She stood for a moment , looking round her , waiting for the onrush of some emotion — nostalgia , maybe , or regret . |
| 30 | She stood for a moment beside Melissa , looking up at the portrait . |