Example sentences of "[vb past] to stand at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man moved to stand at the top of the stairs , barring their way , and then he recognized the young man . |
| 2 | His hand under her arm steadied her as they moved to stand at the rail . |
| 3 | Penry Vaughan ducked his tall head through the doorway and moved to stand at the foot of the bed in the shadows beyond the arc of light from the small lamp . |
| 4 | He did not , but went to stand at the window , looking out . |
| 5 | Pushing roughly past him , she went to stand at the window , her back to him . |
| 6 | Luke pushed back his chair impatiently and went to stand at the window , looking down , his back towards her . |
| 7 | Staffing ratios were generally better in grammar schools than elsewhere , and even the Burnham system favoured ( as it was meant to do ) schools with a larger proportion of older pupils , especially if they were in those sixth forms which continued to stand at the peak of a meritocratic secondary system . |
| 8 | She continued to stand at the edge of the plateau . |
| 9 | Though she was only a part-time whore who ‘ had to stand at the washtub next day . ’ |
| 10 | There were so many mourners at the funeral that some had to stand at the back and listen to the service relayed by loudspeakers . |
| 11 | The borough MPs were very different from their county colleagues , and only thirty-seven of the eighty-six from English boroughs even lived in the same towns ; many were carpet-bagging lawyers , induced to stand at the last moment and at the expense of Central Office . |