Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stand at an easel to paint . |
| 2 | The index-linked gilts on the market have maturities of up to 2024 and most of them stand at a substantial premium to their par value . |
| 3 | ‘ We stand at a crossroads , Cam , ’ Mr Whistle said . |
| 4 | Despite the reported remarks ‘ to scorer colleagues … it must be very difficult to give a decision so far out ’ , it is n't ; we stand at a distance from which we can see . |
| 5 | For musicians , the lure of the West must be strong , and for reasons as understandable as basic working conditions and standard of living , but as a result we stand at a crossroads : how can we possibly avoid the continuing standardization of orchestral , instrumental and vocal production , and continue to have the opportunity of hearing music played in a style and tradition for which it was probably originally conceived . |
| 6 | The story of victims number 37,38 and 39 was : ‘ In an apparent ambush , a gang member , fourteen , is killed and two others are wounded as they stand at a bus stop . ’ |
| 7 | It stands at a point where firm ground lies close to the river Derwent , and from olden times has been the site of an important river crossing , first by ferry , later by bridge . |
| 8 | Stukeley 's brief description ( p. 84 , Vol. i ) reads ‘ Brigcasterton … was fenced about with a deep mote on two sides , the river supplying its use on the other two ; for it stands at an angle , and the Romans made a little curve in the road here on purpose to take it in , as it offered itself so conveniently , then rectified the obliquity on the other side of the town ; it consists of one street running through its length upon the road ; the great ditch and banks are called the Dikes . |
| 9 | In 1979/80 the expenditure per student in polytechnics was 82 per cent of that in the universities : by 1987/88 per capita expenditure in the polytechnics had fallen to 58 per cent of the university figure and by 1989/90 it stood at a little over 50 per cent . |
| 10 | It stood at an angle behind the Alexandra Hotel near the bottom of Great Horton Road , tucked away on the curve of Randall Well Street . |
| 11 | He stood at a window and looked down over the trees , where rooks were crossing sticks in a light sway of air . |
| 12 | In February 1935 , without consulting his father , he stood at a by-election in Wavertree as an independent Conservative against the India Bill , thus splitting the party vote and letting in Labour . |
| 13 | He stood at an unusually high desk in the room into which Merymose ushered Huy , and there was no sign of any other furniture , beyond an open chest containing scrolls . |