Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , all these youngsters ca n't but you ca n't see , you know normally when I stand at bar I can normally see the door but I ca n't see it . |
| 2 | For more than two hours I stood at bay while a nonstop torrent of crockery poured down on me ; thousands and thousands of plates , every one bearing a smear of cottage pie , a blob of cold gravy , a few adhering chips . |
| 3 | The next day , although I sprayed the pests , as I knew I must , I stood at arm 's length from the compost heap and wore jeans and high-rise trainers . |
| 4 | I stood at ease in front of them and the interrogation started . |
| 5 | As soon as you saw that you were about to be struck , you stood at attention and waited for the blows . |
| 6 | they stand at attention |
| 7 | Their arms and shoulders touching , they stood at attention , like brightly caparisoned guards . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , as it stands at present it has many deficiencies , because : |
| 9 | Family Allowance as it stands at present is for many women the only money we have which belongs to us by right . |
| 10 | But the comparison with the position of the citizen , on the law as it stands at present , is most unattractive . |
| 11 | The mill has been I do n't ken how long there 's been a mill on the site there but the mill as it stands at present 's been there from eighteen sixty . |
| 12 | As it stands at present ( for technical reasons ) this leaves a hole in the legislation and has the effect of wrecking the bill . |
| 13 | ‘ So Ryan 's stuck with a piece of land he ca n't develop and can only sell as it stands at market value ? ’ she asked , beginning to enjoy the irony of it . |
| 14 | It stood at stud at Craigie and half of its earnings were paid to William Dunlop , the sleeping partner . |
| 15 | At full nineteen he stood at life 's door , |