Example sentences of "[conj] stand [adv] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great many people sat at the feet of the statues or stood about in groups near by . |
| 2 | He stood glowering at her dangerously ; then abruptly shoved the cup on to the windowsill , among some geraniums that stood there in pots , and sat down at the table . |
| 3 | In green ties , red epaulettes and blue cummerbunds we lined up ; Marius , who had been chosen as the star recruit , would lead the parade and stand out in front of us as we received our képis . |
| 4 | She disarmed herself , putting her grenades and pistol down on to the floor , and standing directly in front of the spy hole , but some ten feet away . |
| 5 | We were making our way up a trackway towards the main gate of the manor when suddenly an old hag slipped out of the trees on one side of the path and stood squarely in front of Mandeville . |
| 6 | She was not quite tall enough to reach things around the kitchen , but she kept a small box in the outhouse which she brought in and stood on in order to get whatever she wanted . |
| 7 | A large and robust man , he strode across the floor and stood firmly in front of Slatter . |
| 8 | He took his vorpal sword in hand : Longtime the manxome foe he sought So rested he by the Tumtum tree , And stood awhile in thought . |
| 9 | I got off my bicycle and stood there in Bromley High Street , next to the plaque that said ‘ H. G. Wells was born here ’ . |
| 10 | He had seen others doing that to her in the clubs , and even though he 'd felt like stepping in when their attentions were becoming too direct , he had watched her superbly effective ‘ put downs ’ and stood back in awe . |
| 11 | I walked over and stood respectfully in front of Capitaine Danjou 's false limb . |
| 12 | Now do n't think in terms of presentations just as standing up in front of an audience . |