Example sentences of "[noun] stand [adv prt] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may look like a demure little wife who sits at home minding the house , but darling , I could tell you one or two things that would make your ears stand up on end . ’ |
| 2 | At the recent JANE 'S ADDICTION gig at The Marquee , people were not so much holding onto their ears as trying to stop their eyeballs standing out on stalks , so plenteous were the glittering celebs out to cheer the visiting Americans on . |
| 3 | Two bright spots of colour stood out on Meredith 's creamy cheeks . |
| 4 | ‘ When I drive through the town on a night I see large groups of youths standing around on street corners . |
| 5 | In the midst of the continuing public disorder which had accompanied demands for his resignation in recent weeks , President Gnassingbe Eyadema stood down on May 14 from the post of Defence Minister which he had held since seizing power in 1967 . |
| 6 | These are some of the extras standing around on Middlemarch . |