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Example sentences of "stood for a [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones .
2	In the garden of Burleigh Court , situated near the present Ulster Bank , there stood for a long time an old pear tree known as ‘ King William 's pear tree ’ .
3	I stood for a long time in a telephone box just to keep out of the slicing rain .
4	I stood for a long while looking at Voting Right .
5	There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears .
6	There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn .
7	They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone .
8	Charles collapsed like a glove puppet with the hand withdrawn , and stood for a long moment , sagging .
9	I stood for a long time , staring at the mirror .
10	When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement .
11	When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway .
12	She had risen from her deep curtsey , and stood for a long moment gazing steadily into his face .
13	She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces .
14	I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street .
15	The headless trunk stood for a long second , the blood fountaining in a gush of scarlet from the raw stump of its neck , before collapsing bonelessly to the mat .
16	She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it .
17	She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain .
18	Gently Vi eased off her shoes , wriggled her toes , then stood for a blissful moment , eyes closed .
19	I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows .
20	Mark stood for a few moments at the corner of Parliament Street and Bridge Street .
21	He stood for a few moments thinking , and looking apprehensively from one stallion to the other .
22	They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another .
23	She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen .
24	Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere .
25	She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair .
26	Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below .
27	She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley .
28	John stood for a few seconds contemplating the receding lights of the tanker , he dropped the revs on the engine then settled himself .
29	Morse and Max stood for a few moments silently just outside the front door of the Kemp residence .
30	K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School .