Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [adv] stand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her position as expressed to me was that if the private sector wanted to use its own money for the tunnel then we should certainly not stand in the way . |
| 2 | ‘ Let's not just stand here then , ’ said Santa , ‘ Let's have a scrumptious Christmas lunch . ’ |
| 3 | He turned and went back into the inn , but he could only just stand on his feet . |
| 4 | He could not even stand on it . |
| 5 | ‘ She could not even stand by herself yet she has has been the victim of a most brutal assault in her own bed . |
| 6 | When she felt she could not naturally stand by the window any longer she went and inspected the gritty old review copies of books which had somehow collected over the years on the office shelves — Take Your Car to North Africa ! |
| 7 | Could n't even stand ! |
| 8 | Something about them made him feel deeply afraid , but he knew that he could n't just stand there . |
| 9 | She could n't just stand by ; it was all or nothing . |
| 10 | Actually , I 'd been waiting for somebody else but I just happened to be on hand and I could n't just stand there and watch her struggle with all those boxes , suitcases , typewriters , bicycles , stereo systems and so on . |
| 11 | Apparently even if I was within the time limit of twenty-eight weeks ' pregnancy — which of course I 'm not — I could n't possibly stand an eight-hour flight ; I 've got a touch of toxaemia — ’ |
| 12 | Whatever the position three months earlier , our original offer to the health service could no longer stand . |
| 13 | Then I was in the corridor , having an intimate talk with an old friend who could no longer stand . |
| 14 | Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles could no longer stand by silently while the rumours of Prince Charles 's close relationship with his wife Camilla persisted . |
| 15 | There was the frightening sensation of being sucked into an invisible vortex , some dark cavern of the senses where she could no longer stand back and resist , where she could only feel … |
| 16 | Dropping to her knees , as if she could no longer stand on her trembling legs , and heedless of the new peach gown and the pretty fawn pelisse she had bought that covered it , Theda set down her candle on the floor with quivering fingers , and covered her face with her hands . |
| 17 | A spokesman for the new organization declared that traditional whale-hunting countries could no longer stand by and watch as the system for international management of whale stocks crumbled under the pressure of environmental extremists . |
| 18 | A spokesman declared that traditional whale-hunting countries could no longer stand by and watch as international management of whale stocks crumbled under the pressure of environmental extremists . |
| 19 | Indeed the habits of our civilised forebears at work and play would not always stand up to the scrutiny of the modern conscience . |
| 20 | but I ca n't simply stand here and be drowned by this horrid stuff ! |
| 21 | ‘ Because you 're sitting there , all beat up , in a real mess , ca n't even stand up , let alone walk , and all you can talk about is getting out of here . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm ill , ca n't you see , I ca n't even stand ! |
| 23 | So I have to do something because I ca n't just stand idle and let my kids die . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I ca n't stop such outrages but I ca n't just stand by and let them continue . |
| 25 | cos we ca n't just stand by and watch her fade away can we ? |
| 26 | Government sources confirmed that Britain would no longer stand in the way of a UN resolution to use military force to police a no-fly zone over Bosnia . |
| 27 | And if he did , the will would no longer stand . " |
| 28 | An unexpected pang lanced through her as she realised that after today fitzAlan would no longer stand between her and the rest of the world . |
| 29 | In later chapters we shall prove several results of the above type where the symbols used will not necessarily stand for integers . |
| 30 | This will not always stand up to present day expectations about democratic management . |