Example sentences of "[conj] stand on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did not want success at all costs , but likewise they were not willing to jump off the pop escalator , or stand on the spot arguing among themselves . |
| 2 | Some of the visitors , however , would do more than stand on the harbourside to watch , they would put to sea with a crew for a night 's fishing . |
| 3 | I want the clouds sweeping over the stubble when I creep and stand on the front steps after reading all night , and our owls hoot , and everyone 's sleeping upstairs , sleeping sound , in quiet bedrooms . |
| 4 | Come to the village of Battle in East Sussex and stand on the field where William the Conqueror and Harold II fought the Battle of Hastings in 1066 — an event that changed the course of England 's history . |
| 5 | The light above the front door was switched off , and a cleaner emerged from the theatre with a black plastic bag of rubbish and a broom , and began to brush the foyer , ignoring Jude — who was the last visible occupant — until he reached her , when he gave her a glance of such venom she decided to put up her umbrella and stand on the darkened step . |
| 6 | These can in turn be described in detail by the zonal space and excursion relationships as follows ( see Figure 2.19 ) : A loose pin in a hole may rest on the adjoining surfaces and stand on the bottom of the hole . |
| 7 | Now it is a sport , and it is a skilled game you know , and I think women can play it just as well as men , or against men and you know , you can have your fans who are very strong for your women 's team tha just as much as the men , but yet , would they also be branded as hooligans because they go along and stand on the terraces and shout for the girls ? |
| 8 | To make it harder for vermin to get into 'em they used to draw a wagon alongside a stack , and stand on the wagon with a scythe and then trim the stack . |
| 9 | Put a piece of rope and , and stand on the end of it and pull . |
| 10 | Somehow we float into Charing Cross Road and stand on the pavement swaying like penguins , waving our flippers to attract a taxi . |
| 11 | ‘ Take your shoe off and stand on the towel . ’ |
| 12 | For my next trick , I 'm going wrap myself in a union jack and stand on the terracing at Parkhead . |