Example sentences of "stand with [noun pl] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 There was some sort of monitor with dials which I could n't make head nor tail of , two drip stands with tubes — one lot going up her nose , the other into her arm — and her right leg was coated in plaster and suspended in mid air by a pulley contraption on which the Spanish Inquisition probably held the patent .
2 The men stand with arms raised while soldiers search for weapons .
3 Stand with feet apart , arms outstretched at sides .
4 Stand with feet shoulder-width apart .
5 Stand with feet width apart .
6 Do not stand on one foot ; stand with feet apart , weight evenly distributed .
7 Stand with feet slightly apart , arms raised above the head and stretch up as high as possible .
8 Stand with feet comfortably apart , arms stretched out to the sides .
9 Stand with feet comfortably apart .
10 Stand with feet comfortably apart and take your arms out to the sides .
11 Stand with feet apart , a flag in either hand , the arms straight and pressed close to the body .
12 To learn to stop stiffening the whole body , as we often do unconsciously when we are about to speak or sing , practise this exercise at home : stand with feet slightly apart , then squat down quickly ( with knees moving apart and bottom aiming downwards ) to hit the floor hard between your feet with both hands .
13 Stand with legs comfortably apart and arms bent at shoulder level .
14 Now , they smiled , standing with fingers entwined , bodies touching , and even when he left her the smile would remain and she would save her tears until his train was out of sight , trying not to think of the brave goodbye that might be their last .
15 Standing with arms downwards .
16 Standing with arms downwards .
17 use of inappropriate language could have very negative effects on the teacher 's standing with pupils .
18 Standing with heels together , breathe in through your nose and come up on your toes at the same time .
19 Haji dachi ( attention stance ) : standing with heels together , back straight and open hands pressed against your thighs .
20 A bowl of eggs was produced , and Ilse , standing with legs akimbo , began to push them up into her quim .
21 Yoi stance ( ready stance ) : standing with legs a shoulder-width apart and fists clenched in front of you .
22 Attendance for the purpose of peaceful persuasion is what is protected by the Act … not mere attendance , standing with banners ; the attendance is for oral communication . ’
23 Listening once to him on the Bench I recalled an occasion when the aged and formidable boys ' maid who looked after our rooms had stood with arms akimbo accusing him of some peccadillo , and ended her tirade : " Mr Phillimore , do n't you stand there lying like Ananias ! "
24 ‘ Come along , ’ he said quietly when she informed him solemnly that she had finished and stood with arms full of parcels .
25 She ran across the airport like a newly born antelope unsteady on its legs , and stood with elbows bent and legs apart as though afraid of toppling through her fantasies into womanhood .
26 At the great Adam , Eve and Immaculate Conception church near the river , I stood with others in the marble hallway and listened to beautiful female solos soaring praises up to Heaven .
27 So they sent in four coachmen who stood with whips extended between them to hold back the mob .
28 There was a different harsh reality waiting in the lodge : I stood with chums , amazed at what looked like Som .
29 She stood with arms full .
30 The bricks in the wall had been painted alternately white and red ; large cupboards stood with doors half-open displaying gowns , dresses , hoods and mantles , of various colours and different fabrics .
  Next page