Example sentences of "stand the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the law stands the squatters had legal rights to live in their home as long as they had not forced entry . |
| 2 | In the churchyard stands the remains of the old village cross , also the graves of Joseph Rank and his wife ( of the Rank Organisation family ) . |
| 3 | At the junction of the Pilgrims Road where one way leads to Birling and the other branches off into the woods there stands the remains of the old Free Chapel of St. Lawrence , which gives its name to the lane running by . |
| 4 | Unlike so many others , a Swan stands the tests of time well . |
| 5 | As it stands the districts seem to be wanting their cake and eat it in that they would like er a policy restricting development in the open countryside but they do n't want it to come with baggage that is specific which says what the exceptions should be . |
| 6 | So Angus got up on to the rock and held his fist high and told young McCulloch to stand the hostages on a knoll where everyone could see them and called out the oath above the drone of the pipe : ‘ We do swear — never to swerve — from our present path — till we have cleansed the country — of this oppressive Act . |
| 7 | Erm not up to visitors , ma erm , sh she has limited the times she 's visited because she 's got the children , and he 's just really not able to stand the children |
| 8 | Over the years I was to meet Irish women who , unable to stand the barrages of racism , distorted and changed their accents in order to pass . |
| 9 | Stand the pots in a baking tin of water , cook uncovered on the bottom shelf of a very low oven , gas no. 2 , 310°F. , for 25 to 30 minutes . |
| 10 | Stand the pots in water until the top of the compost is moist . |
| 11 | Stand the tins of treacle and syrup in a pan of hot water for 10 min to make the contents runny and easy to measure . |
| 12 | Inside stand the figures of Grand Duke Serge of Russia and his wife , Grand Duchess Elizabeth . |
| 13 | Stand the containers in a sunny position , feed and water regularly , and top dress annually with fresh compost . |
| 14 | Stand the stems in a bucket of deep , cold water in a cool , dark place for at least six hours , preferably overnight . |
| 15 | On one side stand the absolutists , such as Fay Weldon and Harold Pinter , who feel that burning and banning books is intolerable ; on the other stand the pragmatists who feel that freedom of expression is not an absolute good and that censorship ( self-imposed , imposed by neighbours or by Parliament ) is justified to protect the sensibilities of those whose views are fundamentalist , and thus illiberal . |
| 16 | Acres of woodland and parkland , at the heart of which stand the remains of a 12th Century Cistercian Abbey which inside has exhibitions depicting the history of the monastery and country house . |
| 17 | Here stand the remains of the great cities of the Fertile Crescent — Babylon , Nineveh , Eridu , Nippur — the evidence that Iraq saw the beginnings of urban civilization . |
| 18 | They stand the dolls together and Julie says , ‘ Mine is bigger than hers ’ . |
| 19 | The chariot-teams stand quiet , attendants sitting or crouching around , and between them stand the principals : Oenomaus with his wife Sterope , Pelops with Hippodameia . |
| 20 | At their elbows stand the ghosts of the fallen in the first world war , reminding them of that earlier occasion when so many ministers preached uncritical political guidance from their pulpits . |
| 21 | In contrast , of course , stand the words of mothers themselves . |
| 22 | Use a Coplin jar for dipping , and then stand the slides on end in a rack to dry in a dust-free atmosphere . |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't stand the things they 're singing , but I like the noise their voices make . |
| 24 | And I do n't stand the cans in hot water in case it marks the bottom of the pan and spoils it . |
| 25 | An expensive composite construction may be very fast , easy to lug about ashore , but will it stand the knocks of inexperienced users or being dragged across the pebbles or concrete sides of a reservoir ? |
| 26 | The roofs of the towers look as though they would barely stand the rigours of a light breeze , let alone a rain storm . |
| 27 | I ca n't stand the innuendos . ’ |
| 28 | Said Peter Smith , general secretary of the Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association : ‘ There will be a haemorrhage of highly qualified teachers who just ca n't stand the conditions under which they 're required to work . ’ |
| 29 | I ca n't stand the demands you make on me sometimes . ’ |
| 30 | I was full to the gills of roasted cat , which is one of the reasons I ca n't stand the animals now . |