Example sentences of "to stand at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were all eating miniature versions of proper food — a sliver of lamb like a lark 's tongue , a single braised spinach leaf , a mushroom tart no bigger than a cuff-link — like guests in a doll 's house , and trying to ignore the fact that the area around their table , which might have provided space for twelve to stand at a pinch , had now about 300 people in it . |
| 2 | Mr Brown grew up in Darlington where his parents , Mr and Mrs Allan Brown , still live in Coatham Crescent , and in his youth he used to stand at a vantage point near the Whessoe Road/ Honeypot Lane junction to watch the rally cars speeding on their way , never dreaming that one day he would be among them . |
| 3 | this time we were able to stand at a distance from it all and weigh it up and write better songs . |
| 4 | The Party 's best known members , Jonathan Porritt and Sara Parkin , declined to stand at a ballot to elect two Green Party political speakers . |
| 5 | I ate the biscuits in one go and walked on to the boat , climbing up the decks to stand at the back . |
| 6 | She was forced to stand at the back , squashed between a thin jeans-clad youth with bony shoulders and sharp elbows and a red-faced man with a paunch . |
| 7 | There were so many mourners at the funeral that some had to stand at the back and listen to the service relayed by loudspeakers . |
| 8 | ‘ Madame used to stand at the gate to the pavillon , looking down the lane into the rue Victorie , in the belief that Montaine 's absence could be accounted for . |
| 9 | On he 's , he 's instructions , on , do n't like that dam great bush being so near , he never has to stand at the kitchen sink and look out like I do this is where my , it 's funny whether the winds blowing this way or that way , |
| 10 | Penry Vaughan ducked his tall head through the doorway and moved to stand at the foot of the bed in the shadows beyond the arc of light from the small lamp . |
| 11 | Finally deciding it was not only pointless , but spineless as well to stand at the door waiting for a man who would n't come , she went up to bed , and surprisingly she fell asleep almost at once , only to be woken some hours later by a violent storm . |
| 12 | to stand at the door of the rec of an estate agent |
| 13 | Cranston stood up and linked his arm through Athelstan 's as they went out to stand at the door whilst the ostler saddled their horses . |
| 14 | The statue , by Philip Jackson , vice-president of the Royal Society of British Sculptors , is to stand at the museum 's entrance gates . |
| 15 | Will he confim that if unemployment figures were counted today on the same basis as they were in 1979 employment Ministers would be forced to stand at the Dispatch Box and admit that the number of economically active people who are unemployed in Great Britain today is 3.75 million ? |
| 16 | I could see it from where Abu Khadra used to stand at the edge of his fields in Barqa , although few people knew where Barqa was . |
| 17 | perhaps , he thought as he followed Maisie down the front path , it was that he knew them only as fathers , as people whose primary function was to stand at the edge of swimming pools , dank gymnasia or football fields , their collective manhoods bruised by nurture , blurring with age and helpless love . |
| 18 | She continued to stand at the edge of the plateau . |
| 19 | Staffing ratios were generally better in grammar schools than elsewhere , and even the Burnham system favoured ( as it was meant to do ) schools with a larger proportion of older pupils , especially if they were in those sixth forms which continued to stand at the peak of a meritocratic secondary system . |
| 20 | She had gone to stand at the cemetery end after spotting Uncle Vernon on the touchline in front of the club-house . |
| 21 | Alice smiled and nodded , and got up to stand at the window , looking out . |
| 22 | He did not , but went to stand at the window , looking out . |
| 23 | Pushing roughly past him , she went to stand at the window , her back to him . |
| 24 | Luke pushed back his chair impatiently and went to stand at the window , looking down , his back towards her . |
| 25 | His hand under her arm steadied her as they moved to stand at the rail . |
| 26 | The man moved to stand at the top of the stairs , barring their way , and then he recognized the young man . |
| 27 | Of many , in summertime we always used to stand at the top of the yards , you know , men and women . |
| 28 | And to stand at the ford as long as humanly possible , denying the Northumbrians the crossing until they were forced to give way . |
| 29 | Now he had the opportunity to stand at the counter with one of his mates and talk about other things . |
| 30 | Still looking doubtful , she went off to fill the order , and when Ellie had eaten it all , down to the very last scrap , and had two cups of coffee , she came back to stand at the table , full of admiration and amazement . |