Example sentences of "stood [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1906 Marks successfully stood as Liberal MP for the Launceston and North Cornwall constituency which he held until 1924 . |
| 2 | They were precipitated by the resignations in December 1990 of Michel Noir , 46 , and of two fellow dissident members of the " Renovator " faction of the opposition neo-Gaullist Rally for the Republic ( RPR ) , all of whom stood as ex-RPR by-election candidates . |
| 3 | Tracing his political lineage to the New Deal and Great Society , he stood for higher spending on domestic programmes . |
| 4 | He stood for damaged Danu ; he got your sympathy . |
| 5 | In fact they stood for National War Museum . |
| 6 | Manley stood for social justice despite the failure of his earlier administration in the 1970s which was derailed by powerful domestic and US opposition . |
| 7 | Gbedemah unselfishly withdrew and stood for another seat . |
| 8 | We stood for some time watching the ‘ Try your strength ’ machine which was always sited by The Fawcett Statue on Blue Boar Row . |
| 9 | She got up slowly from the table , washed up the mug , and stood for some time absolutely still , staring . |
| 10 | Five identical houses , four storeys of sad , grey stone , stood behind ten-foot iron grilles . |
| 11 | A miniature of a girl with red hair stood amongst some campaign medals and ribbons on his desk and the mantelpiece bore an impressive collection of cups and shields . |
| 12 | Rows of sacks stood like dark harvest sheaves . |
| 13 | He waved to her from the gate , where she stood like any housewife seeing off her man . |
| 14 | Artai walked from the balcony across the expanse of the chamber to a marble table which stood against one wall . |
| 15 | A black upright piano stood against one wall , the candles in its sconces burning brightly . |
| 16 | On a desk by the window a tray of stamps was in process of being sorted ; there were bookshelves , a cabinet of shallow drawers presumably for coins , a safe , a filing cabinet , journals and catalogues were piled on the floor and , incongruously , a pier table and a French commode stood against one wall looking uncomfortable . |
| 17 | A small table lay on its side , with one broken leg , and a narrow dresser , its cupboard doors hanging open , stood against one wall . |
| 18 | An upright piano stood against one wall , a row of framed photographs on top of it . |
| 19 | A row of four metal beds stood against each wall . |
| 20 | The project involved an in-depth analysis of British Steel 's operating units to examine how they stood against international competition . |
| 21 | The observer loves knowledge for its own sake , but Jesus stood against this attitude . |
| 22 | After all the hassle they should know exactly where they stood with each other , Merrill thought as she dressed on Saturday evening . |
| 23 | For she knew where she stood with that family . |
| 24 | She climbed on the desk above him , and stood with one leg either side of his stomach . |
| 25 | Prussia in the 1820s and 1830s stood with one foot in the feudal , agricultural past and the other foot in the new age of industry . |
| 26 | Delaney stood with one foot on the hull of the craft that looked as if it owed more to space technology than to marine engineering . |
| 27 | Dusting his hands , Peter stood with one foot on the parapet of the wall , which was about ten inches wide , made of long flat slabs of stone . |
| 28 | When she did n't reply I crossed the room , stood with one hand on the back of her chair and watched her turn pages of colour plates of patchwork quilts . |
| 29 | Half a tree trunk surrounded with logs crackled and flamed , warming his backside as he stood with one hand lifting the flap of his jacket . |
| 30 | The girl pulled herself from the mattress and stood with one hand on her hip , in an aggressive pose . |