Example sentences of "stand in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The exterior gleams in gold and colour and stands in a park amidst beautifully kept flower beds . |
| 2 | I was there in 1912 , when he unveiled the statue of Peter Pan that still stands in a London park . ’ |
| 3 | The same can be said of the United States Constitution , but in Britain there is no body that stands in a position analogous to that of the United States Supreme Court . |
| 4 | This is because it stands in a position closer to totally autonomous behaviour ( at the top ) than the others . |
| 5 | The tree stands in a quarry on the National Trust Estate . |
| 6 | The church of All Saints stands in a hollow and is of great historic interest , dating from the 12th century . |
| 7 | If the whole team stands in a row , their numbers would give the result 123 , 456.789 |
| 8 | The basilica stands in a piazza named after the church , where there are also three small granite columns marking the entrance to the Vicolo Santa Caterina . |
| 9 | It stands in a 9-acre Country Park . |
| 10 | It stands in a field completely cut off from human habitation . |
| 11 | His father , also Norman , who died a year earlier , in 1772 , is portrayed in Allan Ramsay 's portrait as if he might have been Bonnie Prince Charlie — in wrap-around plaid , curly white wig , a gold-hilted claymore at his left hip , right hand outflung , and he stands in a landscape of rock , sky and water . |
| 12 | Over 200 years old , this lovely farmhouse stands in a garden on the banks of the River Eden . |
| 13 | It stands in a group of four renovated farm buildings and is screened from the tiny road by unkempt trees . |
| 14 | Her statue , carved by Lawrence 's son David , a talented sculptor , stands in a niche of its own , surrounded by mirrors and candles . |
| 15 | In Dunlop Laigh Kirkyard there is a headstone which has been removed from its original position and now stands in a comer , leaning against the south wall of the kirk , partly hidden by a bush . |
| 16 | ‘ You little ( such a one who , while wearing a copper nose ring , stands in a footbath atop Mount Raruaruaha during a heavy thunderstorm and shouts that Alohura , Goddess of Lightning , has the facial features of a diseased uloruaha root ) ! ’ |
| 17 | Everybody stands in a circle . |
| 18 | In the next century Vadin brought religious freedom ( his memorial stands in a corner of the Marktgasse ) . |
| 19 | In 10 , for instance , dark ( but not heavy ) stands in a relation of oppositeness to light , whereas in 11 heavy is a satisfactory opposite , but dark is not : |
| 20 | Suppose it is known that a certain element A stands in a relation R to a second element B. If R is an asymmetric relation , then it necessarily follows that B does not stand in the relation R to A ( the relation of B to A in that case is the converse of R ) . |
| 21 | Speaking generally , if an ontological object x stands in a relation R to an ontological object y then it is a necessary , not a contingent fact about that it is R-related toy ; with the converse being true of y in respect of x . |
| 22 | Jesus , love is … having to stand in a sulphur plume ? |
| 23 | Proof , says Loveitt … something to stand in a Court of Law ! ’ |
| 24 | Commenting on her selection , Sue Baring said : ‘ I 'm delighted to have been chosen to stand in a part of the country that I have known and loved for many years . |
| 25 | The house seemed to stand in a field near the top of a hill , and they could see a long way . |
| 26 | Heat the frankfurters by leaving them to stand in a pan of water that has just boiled for about 5 minutes . |
| 27 | I 'll explain it to you , if you 've got to stand in a circle because you ca n't see from over there you wo n't actually ever do this yourself , but you may well see it being done , in fact you probably will . |
| 28 | Like I I see it done today I think that sort of thing , you used to stand in a corner . |
| 29 | Second , that a New Left Party , created in order to stand in a PR election , will be free of the kind of ‘ obscure ’ conflicts Blackburn describes of as endemic on the Labour left . |
| 30 | There was no way I wanted to be robbed again and I determined if I had to stand in a queue it would be with this chain in my hand . |