Example sentences of "and [pers pn] stood on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd blown it , and I stood on stage in a semi-circle with the rest of the acts and an artificially bright smile , while the compère read out the marks awarded to each act by the three judges . |
| 2 | It vanished completely as Alec opened the door for her and she stood on the threshold , looking into the dark , listening to the wind whining away outside the house . |
| 3 | He set her down on the landing and she stood on one foot , using the wall for support while he opened his living-room door . |
| 4 | They got us off and the bus disappeared , but there was still a reason why we could not board — they never let on what it was — — and we stood on the tarmac for a long time before being herded to the back entrance . |
| 5 | It resisted for a moment , then swung completely open , and they stood on the threshold , goggling in . |
| 6 | I can remember at least six of the Stronsay women gutting the herring at that time and they stood on Moars beach . |
| 7 | Finally she knelt again with her head down and he stood on his toes with arms stretched out and up like a condor going for the kill . |
| 8 | But he fell asleep , and he stood on a chair , fell off and broke his arm . |
| 9 | Its walls were of pinkwashed cob , its roof was thatched and it stood on its own . |
| 10 | It had limited access , it had planning permission for only 11,000 sq.ft. , and it stood on ancient water ponds that covered almost half the site . |
| 11 | and it worked , and it got over to Australia , it got unpacked and it still worked when it got to Australia , and it went on the stand and it stood on the stand for a week or however long it was . |