Example sentences of "[adv] stand [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rore properly stands at the head of this roll-call , above all for his madrigals which are both artistically and historically more important than his generally rather conservative Masses and motets . |
| 2 | One has only to stand on the bridge over the Trannon at Trefeglwys and look upstream to see the stable narrow river coursing elegantly between its magnificent borders of ash and sycamore , and compare this with the immediate downstream reach , which wanders amidst a waste of gravel . |
| 3 | As a general principle , personal representatives and trustees in bankruptcy merely stand in the shoes of the deceased or insolvent partner and have no greater rights against the continuing partners than are conferred by the partnership agreement ( or by statute in default of a sufficiently comprehensive agreement ) . |
| 4 | I want to know where you personally stand on the subject . |
| 5 | But then I finally stopped resisting and found that there 's a life in the land beyond the life of any one person , Thomas ; the lives of the people only stand in the way . ’ |
| 6 | Often the way you naturally stand to the ball is correct as your body automatically adjusts to the slope . |
| 7 | 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 ! |
| 8 | For example , T-connectors come in for a lot of punishment and have to put up with all sorts of strains , such as people inadvertently standing on the cable . |
| 9 | Duvall was suddenly standing on the step above him , pushing him out of the way and stepping down past him . |
| 10 | By highlighting the threat to the constitution from Labour and Liberal plans for a Scottish Parliament and the proportional representation system by which its members would be elected , he consistently and robustly drove home the message that the Tories alone stood as the party of Union , of collective strength in negotations abroad and strong government at home . |
| 11 | By May , New Guinea alone stood between the victorious Japanese and Australia . |
| 12 | What told most against Pétain , however , was that while Joffre , Foch and de Castelnau all swam vigorously with the current , he alone stood against the prevailing tide of the de Grandmaison movement . |
| 13 | IT MAY SEEM paradoxical to describe Mrs Curdle 's gipsy caravan first , for it only stood on the green for a day or two at the end of April and beginning of May each year . |
| 14 | The lead only stood until the end of the first half , however , as Mutineers ' Lyn Knowles was fouled shooting and then scored from the resulting penalty . |
| 15 | The two men , who were completely sober despite their time in the bar , moved away to stand against the cracked plaster walls of the buildings to either side of the main road , glancing quickly around the corners to check for traffic . |
| 16 | I rose , bid him good evening , and went outside to stand in the road and enjoy the scents of darkness and the sight of the moon . |
| 17 | Oh , but I forgot , Buddy is a ‘ genuine fan ’ ( ha , ha ) who probably just stands at the back , looking at everybody else wondering whom he can slag . |
| 18 | Oh , but I forgot , Buddy is a ‘ genuine fan ’ ( ha , ha ) who probably just stands at the back , looking at everybody else wondering whom he can slag . |
| 19 | Among those at the party was Muhammad Ali , who unlike Louis has , so far , not sunk to being doorman at Caesars Palace ; he just stands in the Mirage Hotel at the head of a never diminishing human snake , signing his autograph . |
| 20 | Among those at the party was Muhammad Ali , who unlike Louis has , so far , not sunk to being doorman at Caesars Palace ; he just stands in the Mirage Hotel at the head of a never diminishing human snake , signing his autograph . |
| 21 | The US already stands on the brink of a trade war with the EC over the failure of GATT talks . |
| 22 | ( f ) Insurance If the matrimonial home is in the sole name of the husband then it is best to change the insurance arrangements once agreement is reached or the court order made ; the husband may neglect or to be unnecessary where the property already stands in the joint names of husband and wife and a separate declaration of trust is made . |
| 23 | ( a ) Unregistered land If the house already stands in the joint names of the husband and wife as beneficial joint tenants and the wife is to have a specific interest therein , then the tenancy should be severed and a declaration of trust made ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 24 | Okay if you 're left handed then then I guess you 're probably gon na feel more comfortable that way round erm but while you 're using this and while you 're making a point about what you 've written just just stand to the side of it I usually put me hand up have done there just make the points to be made , yes . |
| 25 | Next day the place is flooded so I do n't get a chance to play with Trevino , just stand on the practice ground and watch him hit balls . |
| 26 | In fact I just stand in the middle of the bedroom looking like a favourite rich uncle on a flying visit from South America , urging her to choose where she 'd like to eat , and not worry about the cost . |
| 27 | Although all parties may be completely ignorant of the reasons , they nevertheless stand in the queue . |
| 28 | The teacher may thus stand in the cross-fire between them . |
| 29 | Whatever your scenario in December , what is being brought home to you is that you can no longer stand on the sidelines of your own life . |
| 30 | 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 . |