Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] stand [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 2 | The first one was half of us were blindfolded and we were set out in a line and the rest had to move about 5–10 metres away and stand in a line . |
| 3 | It was when I took my jacket off and stood before a mirror and saw for the first time that all I was was a pair of scarlet braces , that I realised that evangelism was n't enough . |
| 4 | The piglets slowed their headlong gallop to a trot , then , as though controlled by telepathy , they all stopped at once and stood in a pink group in one corner , |
| 5 | Markby joined her on the further side and they both stopped to watch as their bovine companions lumbered up and stood in a row staring at them expectantly , tossing muddy heads . |
| 6 | There was an owl whose names was Blanche perch bravely on a narrow branch when she asked if she could fly , the others said into the sky high , high , high , so one fine day they came out and stood on a branch all big and stout , she jumped , she thought that she could fly |
| 7 | The Carnaud Metal Box plant in Wennington Road on the edge of the town was built only six years ago and stands in a landscaped site of some four acres . |
| 8 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |