Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] stand on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back room stage so small the performers have to rest their mike stands on the floor in front . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've brought you a few things , ’ she said , glancing back to where her basket stood on the floor . |
| 3 | But here he was , still sitting in his chair ( and looking as though he wished he were n't ) whilst her mother stood on the hearth-rug , arms folded and wearing a furious expression . |
| 4 | There is a human characteristic that we like to think , see things in , in very clear cut ways and you 're saying we should n't go overboard and just think that Boris Yeltsin because of his courage standing on the tank and , and helping to prevent the coup , we should n't go overboard and think that he 's er the most marvellous human liberal democrat who ever walked the earth . |
| 5 | If the horse wo n't walk into the trailer , it 's best to let him eat some of his food standing on the ramp ( only of a two-horse trailer and obviously not that of a truck ) . |
| 6 | Gerry pointed out , however , that referees were not happy having Pushov and his interpreter stood on the goal line as it gave us an unfair advantage . |