Example sentences of "[pron] stand [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stability : this is a rock solid tent which stands rigid against strong winds . |
| 2 | ‘ We stand first for responsible opposition , ’ he says at an incontro in the palazzo of a Milanese business grandee . |
| 3 | Ministers are convinced that unless they stand firm against economic migrants , the West faces ‘ chaos and great unhappiness ’ and they privately cite peremptory US treatment of unwanted immigrants from countries like Mexico and Haiti . |
| 4 | It is still the definitive cinematic story of the attack and , for all the commercial flaws of the film , it stands alone in technical accuracy and the actual attack scenes are among the finest put together for an aviation film . |
| 5 | None of the men was black , none of them stood six-foot-four in bare feet , and none of them wore a pipe in his mouth . |