Example sentences of "[adv] stood [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was so surprised she could n't think of anything to say and just stood for a moment staring at him . |
| 2 | For example , the Treasury 9¾ per cent stock 2002 instanced above stood at a price of £103 ( £103.09375 ) at the close of business on Friday 28 February , 1992 when the running yield could be derived as follows : |
| 3 | The young boy still stood like a soldier , holding the reins of the horses , his eyes looking eagerly at the piles of steaming dung obligingly dropped by both Philomel and Cranston 's mount . |
| 4 | A little museum in Broadbank helps to tell the history of the town and right at the door is placed the Blue-stone : an enormous boulder which once stood on a street corner in the town and is thought to have been brought here by the Scandinavian ice flow . |
| 5 | The someone , who was , of course , Dr Neil , struck a Swan Vesta to light the oil-lamp which always stood on a side-table where he usually kept the book which he was currently reading . |
| 6 | Ever stood on a tee , met a ‘ beginner ’ who out-drove you , out-putted you , out-shone you and finally outraged you when you realised the pound was lost … we had Pat McKenna , Ulster Bank , Athlone who won the Beginner 's prize . |
| 7 | ( BH ) RIGHT : Churchend Mill formerly stood on a site in use since at least the 14th century . |
| 8 | We may suppose that it originally stood in a niche . |
| 9 | I closed the door and propped a piece of wood against it , then stood for a while , letting my eyes adjust to the gloom and my mind to the feel of the place . |
| 10 | Maxim got the film and certificates from his room , then stood for a moment at the top of the front steps , looking across the parade ground . |
| 11 | She watched him disappear from view , then stood for a moment , forcing herself to breathe deeply and evenly . |
| 12 | The bridal couple again stood on a poruva , this time with their heads covered . |