Example sentences of "[noun] stand on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The disqualification stands on the proposition that , where there is no market so that the user can not by taking his custom elsewhere , discipline the provider , it is wrong to adopt any form which creates a right and duty to use the monopoly so as to satisfy the interests of an exclusive group of owners , as against those of the users . |
| 2 | Back room stage so small the performers have to rest their mike stands on the floor in front . |
| 3 | But I shall never lead a normal life because I 'm so short — we 're both short — that 's why Tilda stands on the deck half the day , it 's because somebody told her that you only grow taller while you 're standing up . |
| 4 | Bosnia-Hercegovina stands on the edge of an abyss . |
| 5 | The little museum is particularly rich in classical objects because the modern town of Alea stands on the site of ancient Tegea , the capital of Arcadia . |
| 6 | The terrace by Otto Rottmayer stands on the site where Fux 's opera , Constanza e Fortezza was performed to celebrate the coronation of Emperor Charles VI in 1723 . |
| 7 | Throughout the season , film-makers and critics will discuss their work and ideas with audiences to explore the prevailing themes of French cinema ; recent state support for new directors , particularly through television ; and the possibilities of developing Anglo-French co-productions as our two nations stand on the threshold of the new Europe . |
| 8 | Where did that pleasure stand on the scale against the misery of a man in the Kitchen whose soup was spilled , whose bread was soggy from the floor 's snow water ? |
| 9 | ‘ A lot of the kids stood on the fringe and would have like to join in , but their friends would have called them puffs . |
| 10 | However , a priest stood on the floor of the parliament and refused to yield before being allowed to speak . |
| 11 | They discovered the manor stood on the site of a medieval castle ‘ the lost palace ’ of Llywelyn Fawr ( Llewelyn the Great ) and his son , Llywelyn , the last Welsh prince . |
| 12 | Molly stood on the battlements of the terrace and kept a look-out . |
| 13 | Crichlow stood on the finish pontoon with a grin like a piano keyboard while the Canadian team supporters made a din the like of which has never been known before from Canadians . |
| 14 | Creed stood on the sidewalk outside the Palace Hotel . |
| 15 | When she went back to the kitchen Penry 's tray stood on the counter , the plates satisfactorily empty . |
| 16 | The significance of the Carmelite school has been greatly exaggerated because of the widespread misunderstanding that the Carmelite Whitefriary stood on the site of the hospital , an important monastic site with a splendid fourteenth-century gate . |
| 17 | In the last a frontal foot shows that Hermes stood on the right above the head of the emerging monster , like Athena in fig. 121 ; and the placing of the hero is very similar though the movement ( straight across the field as in the other ) is pulling instead of pushing . |
| 18 | Georgina stood on the threshold . |
| 19 | A rampant cheese-plant stands on the landing ; there are bottles of Czech Budweiser in the wine rack ; Highgate Tube is a fifteen-minute , uphill yomp away . |
| 20 | This little mill stands on the Washbrook . |
| 21 | Today , the mill stands on the site of a busy gravel pit , and is surrounded on several sides by large mounds of gravel . |
| 22 | THE LACE HALL stands on the edge of the lace market , once the hub of the industry . |
| 23 | The Stamford and Rutland Infirmary stands on the site of the Franciscan Greyfriars and was endowed by Henry Fryer , surgeon , in 1828 . |
| 24 | There is no certainty that it will happen but it is possible that the deaf people of this country and of other EC countries stand on the threshold of a breakthrough in their fortunes . |
| 25 | To the small child standing on the dockside waving goodbye it was a minor bereavement every time . |
| 26 | M. André Simon , Boulestin 's compatriot and contemporary , writing two years ago of Boulestin 's rule that all wines young or old , red or white must be served in a decanter , recorded that " he never liked the shape and colour of wine bottles standing on the table : they were of the greatest use , of course , but their right place was the cellar or pantry " . |
| 27 | Aston Villa , but they 're t , first division though , empty net , there 's a bloke standing on the line , how can it be empty , let's have a look oh Woking lost , Leicester did n't play tonight , no |
| 28 | It becomes easier to sympathize with the behaviour of the diminutive parent standing on the back of its monstrous child . |
| 29 | Walking back to the end of the train , he found the guard standing on the track beside his brakevan . |
| 30 | ‘ I 've brought you a few things , ’ she said , glancing back to where her basket stood on the floor . |