Example sentences of "stand with [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jonathan 's still in his football boots , laces trailing , so I have a head start as I rush across the playground to where the crossing lady stands with her lollipop . |
| 2 | The carer stands with her legs on either side of the patient 's knees , places her hands under the patient 's seat , pulls his body-weight forward and in one movement lifts his pelvis and pivots him so that he sits down onto the chair . |
| 3 | A cockerel goes cock-a-doodle-do , and a prostitute stands with her legs open and says any cock 'll do . |
| 4 | He stands with his weight on the right foot , his face lightly turned in that direction . |
| 5 | The student stands with his legs apart at about shoulders ' width , sinks his abdomen low and keeps his back straight . |
| 6 | and how much he has in the bank , you know , how he stands with his credit card , so on and so forth . |
| 7 | Lucker emerges from his room , and stands with his hands deep in his pockets . |
| 8 | He stands with his legs slightly apart . |
| 9 | He stands with his mouth slightly open , trying to follow the script . |
| 10 | His wife was slammed against a wall , sexually threatened and ordered to stand with her arms raised over her head until she collapsed . |
| 11 | Diana , wearing a pale blue fitted jacket and navy velvet skirt , giggled nervously as she was told exactly where to stand with her husband . |
| 12 | Enraged by the wine bar 's policy of forbidding them to stand with their male colleagues to drink at the bar , Hall and her cohorts decided to stage a protest . |
| 13 | You had to stand with your hands held out , and he 'd look at your nails . |
| 14 | You do n't need to stand with your legs apart and fists clenched to enforce your safety zone ; a well-balanced inoffensive stance is much more useful . |
| 15 | And the conservative group is running the council in the sense that labour has scrambled , obviously over the last few days , to reduce its tax level to something closer to the tories and I 'm going to stand with my fellow liberal democrats tonight and vote for a higher figure because , not only because I think that there 's sort of things we want to do in our budget , are b are b are better and and would be better done than not done , but because I think there 's a fundamental political ethical issue here and it 's one which has been confronting this country for a great many years and which is going to be crucial in the next election . |
| 16 | Mr Parsons had turned to stand with his back to the fire , the eternal male hogging the best place in the room . |
| 17 | Maurice 's fists were clenched , his features contorted ; he got up from his chair and went to the window to stand with his back to the room . |
| 18 | Nor could he bring himself to stand with his back to the fire escape . |
| 19 | Continuing to stand with his back to her , he stared silently down at the muddy green waters of the River Thames for some moments , before turning slowly around to face her . |
| 20 | ‘ Anything — just as long as it contains a strong dose of alcohol ! ’ he told her crisply , continuing to stand with his back to her , frowning down at the irritatingly silent machine . |
| 21 | On late Saturday afternoons , at the corner the kerb is covered with men who stand with their backs to the light , intently reading in a pink newspaper full of poetical reporting and results ‘ noted an observer of Glasgow in 1901 . |
| 22 | The participants stand with their feet behind a line with two sturdy bottles in their hands . |
| 23 | Brothers Justus and George stand with their father behind Sibylle ( right ) , mother and sister Margaret |
| 24 | I lead Rufus out onto the balcony , and we stand with our whiskies looking into the darkness . |
| 25 | I stand with my feet about eighteen inches apart , with my left foot forward of my right so that I can easily swivel from the hips from looking parallel to the bank through to facing my ‘ target ’ . |
| 26 | Stand with your right leg about 60cm ( 2ft ) in front of your left one , and slowly lower your body forwards until your right thigh is parallel to the floor . |
| 27 | Stand with your arms tightly clasped in front of your body ? |
| 28 | Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart . |
| 29 | Stand with your feet just over shoulder-width apart . |
| 30 | Stand with your feet just over shoulder-width apart , knees bent . |