Example sentences of "stand [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 10.30 the men can stand down and do what they like — study , read , watch television — until midnight when , if all is quiet , they turn in . |
| 2 | Tony Wright … says it has n't been a good season they have n't batted well … but someone has got to take the blame and he thinks he should stand down and give someone else a chance |
| 3 | Tony Wright … says it has n't been a good season they have n't batted well … but someone has got to take the blame and he thinks he should stand down and give someone else a chance |
| 4 | And would he now stand outside and listen ? |
| 5 | The use of a local lawyer as the team spokesman after two All Blacks were involved in a post-match scuffle in Llanelli in 1989 did not reflect at all well on Sturgeon 's ability as a manager who could stand aside and view the matter dispassionately . |
| 6 | Do you think I would stand aside and let you suffer , as my mother did ? |
| 7 | Any county council that can not find elbow room within a £600 million-plus budget to look after its old people 's homes should stand aside and let some of my colleagues take over . |
| 8 | It seemed unbelievable that they would stand aside and let them leave like this . |
| 9 | We had to make a hollow in the mud , and we lay there like swallows : we used to long for the dark so we could stand up and straighten our legs . |
| 10 | I shall stand up and sing the national anthem and encourage all those around me to do the same . ’ |
| 11 | I shall stand up and sing the national anthem and encourage all those around me to do the same . ’ |
| 12 | When in the grip of writer 's block I might stand up and walk to the window and look out . |
| 13 | She had intensive physiotherapy treatment every day on a one-to-one basis , and gradually recovered her balance , so that she could stand up and walk with some help . |
| 14 | I suddenly heard a movement outside the window , and saw Heathcliff stand up and walk away . |
| 15 | Moustaine made me stand up and slapped me across the eyes with his leather gloves . |
| 16 | He makes the world stand up and speak to one . |
| 17 | It was fabulous because King Crimson had such a tremendous sound and such a tremendous image that for them to suddenly stand up and do a lot of Buddy Holly hits with Donovan singing vocals was really cute . |
| 18 | ‘ We can do it if the leadership of this nation will just stand up and do the right thing . ’ |
| 19 | How can I stand up and do that ? |
| 20 | When do you stand up and sit down ? |
| 21 | Er has been to see me about it , but I 've said that the initiative for farm watch has got to come from them , I said , we 're not gon na stand up and draw up a load of support and expect us to service the damn thing , I said it 's up to you and your members to do it , and I still think he 's trying to get us to do it via the back door , He 's been to talk to me now about it , and I 've told him exactly what I want to do and that we we 'll be involved , but it ai n't gon na be a police run scheme , it 's gon na be a farmer 's run scheme with police support locally . |
| 22 | On the command of ‘ 1-2-3 lift ’ , both helpers should stand up and carry the person to a chair or bed . |
| 23 | We ca n't stand up and lecture them on self-reliance and personal responsibility and then wade in and take over as soon as they show signs of doing what we want . |
| 24 | How many times shall I stand up and lecture them about Highfield , I do n't know . |
| 25 | And could n't stand up and went like this ! |
| 26 | For once in his life he should stand up and support service men who need help . |
| 27 | WGPT general manager , is delighted with developments so far and commented : ‘ This move by WGPT has made the competition stand up and take notice , particularly if you consider the combined experience , expertise and technology base of the two companies . |
| 28 | Come on , make the man stand up and put his money where his mouth is . |
| 29 | Oh gosh , I mean , well you can , you can stand up and use the |
| 30 | We can not have a fair society , we can not have equality , West Belfast can not be working when the women of West Belfast are treated in that way — and when the women do stand up and fight and say ‘ we are not going to put up with this any more ’ , what happens is they then become threatened by the privatisation of their jobs . |