Example sentences of "[be] stand [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Afterwards , we 're stood on the steps outside the club , built at the top of a charmless metal shopping centre on the outskirts of Aarau . |
| 2 | Even less radical , if I 'm to stand by the comments I made last month ) ; or something that we think is missing from current trends ( something a bit retro maybe , but where 's your originality ? ) . |
| 3 | In some of the photographs , the Turks who had helped to carry out their government 's orders to liquidate the Armenians are standing beside the corpses , grinning into the camera . |
| 4 | I do n't think we would 've been standing outside the gates . |
| 5 | Immediately , the cameramen who had been standing at the sides of the rows of chairs moved , and the flash of lights and the clicks of their equipment bewildered him slightly . |
| 6 | We were standing above the clouds , which formed a thick , bulbous ocean at our feet , out of which in every direction rose mountain tops like islands . |
| 7 | Both players were standing outside the players ' lounge when three men ran past them into the building , for which they are believed to have produced entrance tickets , pursued by around 20 Rangers fans . |
| 8 | Bryce , Lawler , Ethel , one of the Australians and a few others were standing at the windows gazing out . |
| 9 | On the opposite side of the quadrangle , silhouetted figures were standing on the roofs , whooping and jumping about . |
| 10 | THEY were standing in the aisles when the Lord Chief Justice designate officially opened the Teesside Combined Court Centre yesterday . |
| 11 | When on a shoot at the Taft Hotel , Dustin warned the Hoffmans , who were standing behind the ropes , to keep behind the barrier and also , knowing of his father 's blighted ambitions to be a director , not to say anything . |
| 12 | Lange 's replacement as party leader and Prime Minister , Geoffrey Palmer , lacked the authority and style to improve Labour 's standing with the voters . |
| 13 | The questionnaire for the survey began with a few brief factual questions about personal details , and a second , more important part of the schedule contained batteries of questions aimed at measuring an individual 's standing on the scales mentioned earlier . |
| 14 | Since coming to office in late 1990 , the National Party 's standing in the polls had plummeted as the government reneged on its electoral pledges by initiating radical cuts in the country 's welfare state . |
| 15 | He was standing between the curtains and the windows of the ballroom of the Steam Packet Hotel , on the railway pier at Gallanach . |
| 16 | Crowninshield walked a few paces in silence until he was standing under the palms which edged the lagoon . |
| 17 | But overhead — I was standing on the steps down to the gravel — the stars were out . |
| 18 | J. Marshall , Tanners Hill Cottage , Crook : I was standing on the steps of Durham Crown Court waiting to go in the public gallery , the assizes were on . |
| 19 | He was standing at the nurses ’ station , leaning one elbow casually on the high desk as he talked to Judy Stack . |
| 20 | Leo was standing at the drinks cabinet in the corner , his back to her , yet it did n't prevent his knowing instantly who it was . |
| 21 | I was standing in the wings on prompt side amid the varicosed tangle of cables webbing the black stage . |
| 22 | She was standing in the wings , leaning against a post that supported a wooden framework , which in turn held up a number of backcloths . |
| 23 | I was standing in the bows looking forward when suddenly our gently hissing bow-wave turned into a glowing mass of green fire , which reflected from our hull and bathed us in a ghostly light . |
| 24 | But not as loopy as the Lacuna woman , of course , who was standing in the shadows and favouring everyone in turn with her intense glare . |
| 25 | A short man was standing in the shadows . |
| 26 | A gargantuan Teddy boy was standing in the stalls , looking down at his feet . |
| 27 | When they reached the others Herbert Fraser , his homely face creased with impatience , was standing by the horses , but Miss Beard was still asleep and wakened only at their approach . |
| 28 | He was standing by the windows , his hands thrust into his black trouser pockets . |
| 29 | Tony was standing by the controls , gazing along the prom , looking out for his Dad . |
| 30 | He was standing by the bushes near to where the gates had once been , and he took her in his arms and kissed her passionately . |