Example sentences of "[pron] stood for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | In the garden of Burleigh Court , situated near the present Ulster Bank , there stood for a long time an old pear tree known as ‘ King William 's pear tree ’ . |
| 32 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 33 | They stood for a moment regarding it , then Meg Dennison said : ‘ When I first came here from London it almost frightened me , the sheer size of it , the way it dominates the headland . |
| 34 | Here they stood for a moment , looking round . |
| 35 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
| 36 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
| 37 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |
| 38 | It stood for a ‘ state of blessedness ’ reserved for good people , prior to the resurrection at the last day . |
| 39 | He stood for a minute , appraising the close-fitted timbers and sleek varnish , then knocked again . |
| 40 | The younger Dr Gysi used a term from the 1920s when he said he stood for a ‘ third path between Stalinism and capitalism ’ . |
| 41 | He stood for a moment laughing at her as she cast furiously for the vanished rabbit , and walked on , to catch her up , along the raised embankment . |
| 42 | He stood for a few moments thinking , and looking apprehensively from one stallion to the other . |
| 43 | Giving himself dialogue seemed to calm him and he stood for a moment , arms idle at his side , breathing slowly and heavily . |
| 44 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 45 | When he parked outside a row of shops , he stood for a moment examining the passing traffic . |
| 46 | He stood for a minute looking up at it , Kate unspeaking at his side . |
| 47 | He stood for a moment , looking around him . |
| 48 | He stood for a moment , looking up and down the dark street before quietly entering the passage . |
| 49 | Thus when Clarkson spoke movingly to the gathered World Convention of 1840 he was intended to symbolise continuity and provide in what he stood for a unifying focus . |
| 50 | He stood for a while staring at them . |
| 51 | Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier . |
| 52 | But he stood for a moment , hesitating , and Ruth saw a look of such sadness go over his face that tears threatened her again . |
| 53 | He stood for a moment chewing his lip . |
| 54 | He stood for a moment between the columns , staring into the gloom . |
| 55 | He stood for a moment in silence . |
| 56 | He stood for a moment and then started to go out . |
| 57 | He stood for a moment longer , looking at her , unable to speak , seeing that she was so beautiful it was hurtful to him , thinking that in other circumstances he would be unmanned by such beauty , except that he was not unmanned , that was the very last thing … |
| 58 | He stood for a moment , a towering dark figure and watched as the blood — sluggish now — seeped from the boy 's mangled body . |
| 59 | He stood for a moment , framed in the great gateway , and Fenella saw how the early morning light touched his dark hair and brought out red glints in it and saw , as well , that his eyes were shining , as if he was already looking ahead to the dangers and the adventures . |
| 60 | We were back in the bedroom then and he stood for a moment looking down at her . |