Example sentences of "[pron] stood for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This done , I stood for a moment looking across at the broch islet . |
| 2 | I stood for a moment looking at the mattress on the bed where a knife had been used to open up the sides . |
| 3 | And then every year after that , they used to hold the one minute 's silence which the mill whistles went and of course you stood for a minute and then they went again and that was it over . |
| 4 | She was still sick at heart when she passed down through the last glade and found herself staring at the Lodge 's covert thatch , its closed door , She stood for a time in the yard outside , afraid to enter . |
| 5 | She stood for a moment on the other side of the room , sizing me up ( and me sizing her up ) , and then she came over to speak to me . |
| 6 | Dalgliesh waited until Meg had unlocked the front door and stepped inside before saying his final goodnight , and she stood for a moment watching his tall figure striding down the gravel path and into the darkness . |
| 7 | She stood for a moment , her eyes closed , trying to collect her thoughts , while she struggled to put on her gloves . |
| 8 | She stood for a moment behind the thick black curtain , unwilling to pull it aside . |
| 9 | It was something that had never happened before and she stood for a moment trying to control the thoughts that raced through her head . |
| 10 | She stood for a moment staring round at the flickering shadows thrown by the lone candle , the fire had died long since and the room was cold and suddenly lonely . |
| 11 | She stood for a moment looking at them , and saw how their heads were tilted in the listening attitudes of forest creatures , how their ears were pricked , and how their eyes were bright and intelligent . |
| 12 | She stood for a moment with her head on one side , listening intently . |
| 13 | She stood for a moment , looking round her , waiting for the onrush of some emotion — nostalgia , maybe , or regret . |
| 14 | She stood for a moment beside Melissa , looking up at the portrait . |
| 15 | Valerie Stevens had been in the house to get more coffee and as she stepped through the patio doors she stood for a moment staring at Rachel in horror , having only heard the last part of the conversation . |
| 16 | Sophie nodded as she cleaned up the wound , then , after giving an injection of antibiotic , she stood for a moment in thought . |
| 17 | When we reached home , we stood for a moment beside the tree near my gate . |
| 18 | I opened it and we stood for a moment , rain driving down hard . |
| 19 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |
| 20 | They stood for a moment regarding it , then Meg Dennison said : ‘ When I first came here from London it almost frightened me , the sheer size of it , the way it dominates the headland . |
| 21 | Here they stood for a moment , looking round . |
| 22 | He stood for a while staring at them . |
| 23 | Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier . |
| 24 | Out in the street he stood for a while , obstructing the pavement . |
| 25 | He stood for a while , watching the pyrotechnic chaos in the yard below , then moved slowly back into the banqueting hall . |
| 26 | He stood for a while in the darkness , hoping that perhaps one of the nuns , Lady Amelia or Dame Agatha , would follow him out , but no one came . |
| 27 | He stood for a while , looking round about at the quiet dunes and the settling birds . |
| 28 | And as Morse opened his passenger door , he stood for a while looking up at the Pole Star , and asking himself the question he had been asking for the past two hours : was there any way in which Downes could still have been the murderer after all ? |
| 29 | He stood for a minute , appraising the close-fitted timbers and sleek varnish , then knocked again . |
| 30 | He stood for a minute looking up at it , Kate unspeaking at his side . |