Example sentences of "which stood [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OCMP group members have 32.7% of the Japanese workstation market which stood at 106,320 shipments last year , and would like to increase this share to 50% . |
| 2 | Michael Hardman , Graham Lees , Bill Mellor and Jim Makin decided to launch CAMRA , which stood at first for the Campaign for the Revitalisation of Ale . |
| 3 | Pulse rates , which stood at 70 to 80 before that moment in the bar , and rose to 90 to 100 during the earlier phases of arousal , now stand at around 130 . |
| 4 | It apparently wants to cut a thousand from its rolls which stood at 13,381 at the end of March . |
| 5 | Shares in Acorn Computer Group Plc , which stood at 38 pence at the start of the year , put on 29 pence at 112 pence on the strength of its 46%-owned affiliate Advanced RISC Machines Ltd 's significant agreement with Texas Instruments Inc ( CI No 2,175 ) before settling back sixpence on Tuesday to close at 106p . |
| 6 | Their snug cottage looked across the road to the ugliest house on the green , the Rectory , which stood at six o'clock , dead opposite the Youngs across Thrush Green , and was consequently a source of continuous irritation to Edward , the architect , who could see it from every south-facing window of his house . |
| 7 | Unemployment , which stood at 0.6 per cent in 1990 , reached 1.1 per cent ( 33,600 ) by April 1991 . |
| 8 | This has already contributed to a fall in households ' income gearing , which stood at 11.4 per cent in the second quarter compared with a peak of 12.9 per cent in the second quarter of last year . |
| 9 | Over the bath , which stood on four , clawed , brass feet and contained a puddle of grit-flecked water in which floated a small plastic submarine from a packet of cereal , was a large geyser , the exposed metal of which had turned green with the years . |
| 10 | Everyone stopped where they were and stared as she pointed dramatically at a dark green house plant which stood on some kind of plinth behind the seat she 'd been allocated . |
| 11 | IN A HOUSE WHICH STOOD ON THIS SITE ’ . |
| 12 | He indicated one of the big Chesterfields which stood on either side of the fireplace . |
| 13 | Indeed , the dagger could have come from anywhere : a darkened window , a shadowed door or from the top of any of the low squat buildings which stood on either side of the alleyway . |
| 14 | Stanley 's ironmonger 's shop , which stood beside another bridge near the centre of the small , squat town , was also made of wood . |
| 15 | He won 31 caps — a record which stood for 42 years . |
| 16 | Alex picked a bloom from the large bouquet of mixed carnations which stood to one side of her desk and held it to her nose , savouring the cinnamon scent . |
| 17 | Artai walked from the balcony across the expanse of the chamber to a marble table which stood against one wall . |
| 18 | He caught the tangy smell of soap , though he also sniffed the stench of corruption and the dank smell of a charnel house which stood in one corner of the grounds . |
| 19 | The early history was familiar to her from the memoir of the founder which stood in limp green leather covers on Gilbert Racy 's shelves at Betterhouse . |