Example sentences of "stand there a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stand there a bit , organising myself . |
| 2 | She could see lights on inside and men moving about , and as she stood there a policeman in uniform came out of the front door . |
| 3 | Li Yuan stood there a while , watching her go . |
| 4 | He stood there a while longer , mindlessly enjoying the flow of water over his limbs . |
| 5 | Meg stood there a moment , staring at the journal , wondering what it said , knowing Ben would tell her when he wanted to . |
| 6 | She stood there a moment , suddenly aware of how still he was . |
| 7 | She stood there a moment , looking out across the pre-dawn darkness of the spaceport , barely conscious of the passengers pushing by , knowing that this was probably the last view she would ever have of City Europe — the City in which she had spent her whole life . |
| 8 | He stood there a moment , not certain what to do , then let instinct take over . |
| 9 | Li Shai Tung stood there a moment , his arm outstretched , one hand resting against the door frame as he got his breath . |
| 10 | ’ He stood there a moment longer , watching her , then turned and made his way back along the path towards the house . |
| 11 | Kim stood there a moment longer , staring up at the old man . |
| 12 | Lehmann stood there a moment longer at the one-way mirror , then turned back , looking at DeVore . |