Example sentences of "stand in the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stromatolites related to former high lake stands in the Lake Magadi-Natron basin have uncorrected U-series ages of about 300kyr , although a corrected age of 25040kyr may be obtained by assuming that 234 U had been preferentially leached . |
| 2 | Sarah Purser 's portrait of the young Maud is in the National Gallery of Ireland and a bust of her by Lawrence Campbell stands in the Hugh Lane Gallery . |
| 3 | Among those at the party was Muhammad Ali , who unlike Louis has , so far , not sunk to being doorman at Caesars Palace ; he just stands in the Mirage Hotel at the head of a never diminishing human snake , signing his autograph . |
| 4 | Among those at the party was Muhammad Ali , who unlike Louis has , so far , not sunk to being doorman at Caesars Palace ; he just stands in the Mirage Hotel at the head of a never diminishing human snake , signing his autograph . |
| 5 | Not only would she be able to stand in the Commons bar and glare at Conservatives who betrayed her during the leadership contest , thus putting them off their ill-earned whiskies , but chastise those responsible for mishandling the Tory campaign . |
| 6 | In March 1918 Nina Boyle , offering herself as a test case , announced that she would stand in the Keighley by-election . |
| 7 | Standing in the Invergarry pub with Scotch broth and whisky , I learned the sheep farm and shepherds were no more . |
| 8 | Very clearly he saw himself standing in the BBC Club with Sherlock Forster and hearing the name of Marius Steen , the name that had come to dominate his life . |
| 9 | A 20ft tall origami tree is currently standing in the Roosevelt Hall of New York 's Natural History Museum . |
| 10 | Standing in the Townley Room and looking through to the sculptures displayed next door ( Room 83 ) , most of which were intended for public display , one is well aware of the reduced scale and decorative qualities sought by the private collector who wined and dined amidst his collection . |
| 11 | I have this vision of a Biblical stockbroker standing in the Red Sea shouting ‘ Let my people go . ’ ’ |
| 12 | There 's one other candidate standing in the Hereford constituency . |
| 13 | Yeh , I remember that game , I was there too , standing in the Kop . |
| 14 | Also standing in the Swindon constituency is Vincent Farrar , former accountant at Swindon Town football club . |
| 15 | I was standing in the Hemingford Arms one Friday evening , minding my own business , having a drink with a few friends , when Simon introduced me to someone he knew called Keith . |
| 16 | In a separate case , those students have been given standing in the Montgomery County Orphans Court for their petition to deny the foundation permission to change the terms of Dr Barnes 's will without reasonable grounds . |
| 17 | Standing in the Platz in her elegant coat and furs Erika was on the verge of tears : first the books were thrown on to the flames and then , in a terrible and inevitable sequence , human beings were put into the incinerators . |
| 18 | The Green spot Environmental Award was given to the company for providing a bottle bank , now standing in the Johnstone Co-op Car Park , with proceeds from the sale of glass being sent to the St Vincent de Paul Hospice , Johnstone . |
| 19 | The guy with the hedgehog pullover , the one called Jenkins , was standing in the Paddock about twenty feet from the conifer where Werewolf had been hiding . |
| 20 | The Fisherman standing in the Thames shows this clearly . |
| 21 | Until 200 years ago it had stood in the Berlin Stadtpalais for which Fiedler had also executed the panelling , flooring and cupboards . |
| 22 | I asked him what it felt like when he stood in the Richmond Building Foyer . |
| 23 | Dr. Upshall stood in the Richmond by-election in 1989 , the last county council elections and Darlington borough elections last May . |
| 24 | Thomas Walsingham , who stood in the St Albans tradition of writing history from the baronial point of view , wrote a ferociously hostile attack on him which may well reflect popular feeling . |
| 25 | The elegant old Price building stood in the Plaza del Rey , right at the heart of Madrid 's banking and commercial district . |
| 26 | Michael and Geoffrey stood in the Griersons ' front garden . |
| 27 | The stranger stood in the Fournier 's drawing-room in a simple white dress and some jewellery . |