Example sentences of "[modal v] stand [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she could not let her go alone but must stand in the crowds being shoved , the smell of greasy food and litter breathed over her in this hot air , and the constant blare of noise grinding at her . |
| 2 | We prefer that prostitutes should stand in the streets to be picked up by passing cars ( not the roomiest place for sex ) , in constant danger of being beaten up and even murdered , and that valuable police and court time be wasted in arresting , convicting and imposing heavy fines on girls who , unable to pay , return to soliciting even harder , that pimps should come into being to batten off the girls , and that women who are not prostitutes should be harassed by cruising motorists who will not take no for an answer . |
| 3 | you know and you 'd stand on the doors then , ooh , you 'd be really chilled and some of them opened the door an inch |
| 4 | Supposing that I could stand on the hills surrounding this Castle and send out the Samhailt , the ancient and precious gift bestowed on the Noble Houses of Ireland ? |
| 5 | The Foreign Office minister , Mr Francis Maude dismissed the Opposition 's bitter criticism of last week 's deportations , saying it came from those who could stand on the sidelines wringing their hands and decrying what was done . |
| 6 | If the husband is prepared to remain liable under the mortgage he should remain a trustee of the legal estate ( which could stand in the names of the husband , the wife and new husband ) so that he will know the state of the mortgage account and so that a further advance or a second charge can not be created without his consent . |
| 7 | The right hon. Member for Finchley used to stand on the sidelines wringing her hands , carping and whingeing , but in the end she went along with things . |
| 8 | I used to stand in the wings and feel his bum . ’ |
| 9 | In battle , too , Eochaid would stand with the Bishops and the King in the van . |
| 10 | He would stand in the gents ' cubicle and work his way through the fantasy , peeing in synchronization with the finale . |
| 11 | Establish as heavy a bombardment as the cannon will stand against the walls and the guns by the walls . |