Example sentences of "stand at [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The Piazza is named after the Piermarini fountain that stands at its centre . |
2 | Sshh , oh it was , my window is open , if , who stands at my window , they 'll think we 're mad here |
3 | Liberty the group which owns the flagship store in Regent Street dipped 5p to 575p after its interim results came out , but the shares recovered quickly to stand at its opening 580p price . |
4 | Fen moved closer , to stand at her shoulder , and his words were almost lost to her in the rush of feeling his nearness engendered . |
5 | Caspar had crossed the room to stand at her side and he said , ‘ Sire — ’ And stopped in some confusion , because he had known Nuadu at once — he thought every person in Ireland would recognise him , for the wolfblood was unmistakable , and everyone knew the story of the Queen 's bastard wolfson and the fierce quarrels that had taken place between her and the King when Nuadu was born . |
6 | We dealt with this by getting someone to stand at his head and reinforcing the message with the verbal command ‘ Stand ’ which he had learned on the lunge . |
7 | Otherwise it was largely a stunt — the saxophonist acting like a contortionist while continuing to play , the bass-player straddling his instrument on the floor , as if he were raping it ; and it was de rigueur for the pianist to stand at his instrument , and play with one hand , thus giving himself freedom for muscular improvisation . |
8 | Every year on the Wednesday evening , after going up to bed , I used to stand at my window and gaze towards the fair some five hundred yards away , watching the flickering lights and hearing the screams and music , feeling quite sad that the show was over for another year . |
9 | I stand at my end of the phone line , grinning while he raves . |
10 | She would stand at her window in the summer twilights and feel the tug inside her as if something were straining to get out , urging her on with the kind of excitement she longed for and shrank from all at once . |
11 | He would stand at his study window before the open curtains , his bespectacled eyes blinking into the night and his lips parted , but motionless , until after an interval they would shape a soundless ‘ Amen ’ . |
12 | And I mean you do n't just stand at your window but at some time or other |
13 | Do not stand at my grave and weep , I am not there , I do not sleep . |
14 | Do not stand at my grave and weep . |
15 | Do not stand at my grave and cry . |
16 | And now he was standing at her elbow , holding out her glass . |
17 | She spun round , startled , at the sound of Jake 's voice , to find him standing at her elbow , blue eyes dark with condemnation as they looked down into her face . |
18 | Her assistant , standing at her elbow with a query , brought her away from such thoughts ; and sent her thoughts off down another avenue . |
19 | Piper turned , and found the Doctor standing at her shoulder . |
20 | And then an old woman who was standing at her door said , Go in a lucky minute , and make spoil of whatever you wish . |
21 | ‘ She was most surprised to see him standing at her door , dripping wet and covered in leaves from the pool . ’ |
22 | Richard — who was now standing at her door … |
23 | Standing at her office door , fool with hearts and flowers . |
24 | A chubby six-year-old with brown curly hair , earth smudged over two enormous pink cheeks , was standing at her side , holding on to her skirt . |
25 | He hesitated , then went across to her , standing at her side . |
26 | The code of practice of the Association of Funeral Directors describes every step of their procedures for dealing with a dead body but constantly emphasizes the need to behave with respect , the need to act ‘ as if the next-of-kin were standing at their elbow , or act as they would if the deceased were a member of their own family ’ . |
27 | If Darlington ( let's change that to Hartlepool ) were lucky enough to win promotion to Division Two they would have until 1994 two years to eliminate standing at their ground . |
28 | At that time the square was bigger , with the palazzo standing at its centre , and the northern limit being the Palazzo Giureconsulti which now stands on the far side of Via Mercanti . |
29 | He was not consciously watching , but turning over in his mind what he had just heard , so that he was surprised to find the little brunette from the office standing at his elbow . |
30 | ‘ Of course we are trying to recruit new people to Flockplan , but we are doing so in the knowledge that having a detailed analysis of flock performance and an independent adviser standing at his shoulder , can help a sheep producer improve efficiency and profit enough to recoup the cost many times over . ’ |