Example sentences of "they stood for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 2 | They stood for a moment regarding it , then Meg Dennison said : ‘ When I first came here from London it almost frightened me , the sheer size of it , the way it dominates the headland . |
| 3 | Here they stood for a moment , looking round . |
| 4 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
| 5 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
| 6 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |
| 7 | He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . |