Example sentences of "[noun sg] stands on the " in BNC.
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1 | The disqualification stands on the proposition that , where there is no market so that the user can not by taking his custom elsewhere , discipline the provider , it is wrong to adopt any form which creates a right and duty to use the monopoly so as to satisfy the interests of an exclusive group of owners , as against those of the users . |
2 | Back room stage so small the performers have to rest their mike stands on the floor in front . |
3 | The Moebius Strip stands on the southern bank of the Grand Canal about a kilometre along from the Baratha Arcade , between the Church of the Directed Panspermia and a crustacean restaurant . |
4 | The monument stands on the first cross-roads in front of the Carmel Road entrance to West Cemetery . |
5 | A friendly , family-run hotel in the popular resort of San Bartolomeo al Mare , the Bergamo stands on the main road close to the sea and within walking distance of the picturesque , hill-top village of Cervo . |
6 | A rampant cheese-plant stands on the landing ; there are bottles of Czech Budweiser in the wine rack ; Highgate Tube is a fifteen-minute , uphill yomp away . |
7 | This little mill stands on the Washbrook . |
8 | Today , the mill stands on the site of a busy gravel pit , and is surrounded on several sides by large mounds of gravel . |
9 | THE LACE HALL stands on the edge of the lace market , once the hub of the industry . |
10 | The Stamford and Rutland Infirmary stands on the site of the Franciscan Greyfriars and was endowed by Henry Fryer , surgeon , in 1828 . |
11 | The statue of the Virgin stands on the altar in front of this ; her face is in shadow . |
12 | IN THE light of the recent debate on defence in the House of Commons , perhaps now is a good time for the people of Darlington to be told where the prospective Labour candidate stands on the issue of nuclear disarmament . |
13 | To demonstrate the power of the animals , a fully grown man stands on the back of the 6-inch-long shrew , balancing himself on one leg . |
14 | Just six minutes away is the beautiful picturesque old village of Altea where a lovely old church stands on the top of a hill . |
15 | The church stands on the highest point in the village . |
16 | The massive Cathedral of the Assumption stands on the north side of Cathedral Square , within the walls of the Kremlin . |
17 | Large and boldly executed housing stands on the bank of the River Calder between Stanley and Bottom Boat , seen well across the flood plain from Birkwood Lock . |
18 | An epitaph to this era of modern housing stands on the crest of the city — where once there was a slope of slums , there now stands a barrage of flats for thousands . |
19 | The hotel stands on the site of the home of General Hugh Mackay ( 1640–92 ) , who joined the English army in 1660 , serving in France and Holland , eventually returning to England with William of Orange , in the Revolution of 1688 . |
20 | This friendly hotel stands on the bustling main street of traffic-free Taormina . |
21 | Overlooking the town of Bordighera and the sea , this elegant hotel stands on the hillside among lush gardens . |
22 | The hotel stands on the water 's edge just outside the village-like town of Pallanza , in front of the tiny island of San Giovanni which is famed as the place where the great conductor Toscanini once lived . |
23 | The memorial stands on the Harrington to Lamport road . |
24 | Using local stone and featuring impressed illuminated granite tablets with an engraving of a Beaufighter attacking a German ship , the memorial stands on the edge of the airfield near the original main gate , overlooking the empty and abandoned airfield control tower . |
25 | The Bethlehem Chapel stands on the site of the original donated by Hans von Mühlheim , a follower of one of the reformers , and consecrated in 1394 . |
26 | The Methodist chapel stands on the site of an 1815 building , and there is at present a vigorous campaign to raise money for the restoration of the church . |
27 | To frame a happy picture , a timber clubhouse of imposing Swedish design stands on the highest point , a monument to local golfing aspirations . |
28 | St James 's Palace stands on the north side of the Mall , central London , MC 16 . |
29 | Today a house stands on the site , at the entrance of the Millfields development . |
30 | The castle stands on the site of an old Franciscan monastery amid soft brown hills lying close to the Slaney river on the borders of Carlow and Wexford . |