Example sentences of "[verb] stand [adv] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 24 , said : ‘ They agreed to stand in as headliners at the last minute . |
| 2 | He said he 'd stood up on waves that were bigger and elected not to go : ‘ When you know you have that much whitewater to contend with and a rock-lined bay in front of you , it 's a deterrent . ’ |
| 3 | During the winter of 1908–9 , however , Picasso produced two very large canvases ( larger than any he was to produce until the summer of 1914 ) which seem to stand out from others that surround them and which have been the subject of much stimulating argument and discussion . |
| 4 | Even today , decades after I saw my first such microscope slide , I still think them extravagantly beautiful and can easily get lost in contemplation of the cellular thicket the microscope reveals , made the more intriguing by the curious , almost three-dimensional effect the stain gives ; as it brings into vision only a few of the total population of the neurons present , the cells seem to stand out like trees in a winter mist ( Figure 10.6 ) . |
| 5 | Cellars sprouting fungus from every dripping crevice , where those who could not even afford a place on an upstairs mattress paid a penny to sleep standing up like horses , leaning against a rope which would be simply untied the next morning when the landlord considered they had slept long enough . |
| 6 | And I was left standing there in tears , covered in mud and bitten to death by the midges . ’ |
| 7 | They 've stood up to years of games to earn retirement in the showcase . |
| 8 | He did not understand my right hon. Friend 's point about how the Government have stood up for consumers by introducing competition and the right kind of legislation . |
| 9 | Many have stood uncomplainingly for hours . |
| 10 | The Thatcher governments have stood out as examples of this phenomenon . |
| 11 | Britons tend to retain trust in the inhabitants of countries in which Britain has had or retains colonial interests ; countries that share a common language , values , and ( in some cases ) ancestry ; and countries that have stood together in times of crisis . |