Example sentences of "stood at [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shares in Acorn Computer Group Plc , which stood at 38 pence at the start of the year , put on 29 pence at 112 pence on the strength of its 46%-owned affiliate Advanced RISC Machines Ltd 's significant agreement with Texas Instruments Inc ( CI No 2,175 ) before settling back sixpence on Tuesday to close at 106p . |
| 2 | In 1990 the expectation of life at birth stood at 80 years for women and 73.9 years for men , higher than that expected in New Zealand , the United States , and the United Kingdom . |
| 3 | Six months before her husband died in April 1803 , she had a letter from Coutts her bankers to say she had outstanding bills for £700 but her current account balance stood at 12s 11d . |
| 4 | OCMP group members have 32.7% of the Japanese workstation market which stood at 106,320 shipments last year , and would like to increase this share to 50% . |
| 5 | Miles stood at one prow , Okawi at another . |
| 6 | A fine tower with stepped windows stood at one end . |
| 7 | A warder stood at one end of the infirmary , standing by a thick metal door . |
| 8 | In nineteen seventy nine the grant for trade union education stood at one point six million . |
| 9 | A disused stone toll house stood at one side of the river , a ruined mill on the other . |
| 10 | Liam Murphy stood at one side of the grave with a tiny white casket in his arms , and on the other side , Kevin O'Neil carried the same sad load . |
| 11 | Miss Honey stood at one side of the room . |
| 12 | The images were still as clear as the rain that had fallen so dispiritedly on the mourners as they stood at one side of the grave while the rector had intoned the fateful words . |
| 13 | The tariff for goods carriage now stood at 20,000 times previous rates , but this still fell far below the cost-of-living index due to astronomical inflation . |
| 14 | It covered some 1000 sq.km and stood at 393 metres below sea level in the 1930s . |
| 15 | It had also successfully lobbied for a prestigious residential development under the Community Development Block Grant programme , although the sale prices far exceeded the borrowing capacity of the majority of local residents ( median income was less than $7,000 in 1980 , whilst unemployment stood at three times the city average ) . |
| 16 | The world price of oil at current rouble exchange rates , according to Nezavisimaya Gazeta of July 9 , stood at 15,000 roubles per tonne ; the pre-September 1992 prices for Russian oil were 1,800-2,000 roubles per tonne . |
| 17 | Yesterday the roll stood at 107 pupils , though the school has room for 210 . |
| 18 | Even in the first year , when fewer than a third of Leeds primary schools were involved in PNP , this requirement accounted for 760 teacher-days ; but from year to year , as more and more schools became involved and as roles proliferated , the investment of time increased until in the fourth year it stood at 2,035 teacher-days . |
| 19 | After a slow initial response in the Paisley area , yesterday 's total stood at 146 knives . |