Example sentences of "stand on one " in BNC.
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1 | Tayloes , or Belvedere Mill , in Chalford stands on one of the oldest confirmed mill sites in the Chalford Valley and is one of the most picturesque . |
2 | The Mamur Zapt stands on one side of you , the Man on the other . |
3 | The Muslims believe that the spot marks Adam 's punishment for disobedience and that here he was made to stand on one foot for a very long time . |
4 | ‘ I 'm — I 'm sorry , ’ Chesarynth said automatically , trying to look as though it were normal to stand on one leg with her skirt round her knees . |
5 | When I returned to the palace with my boxes , I was able to stand on one box on one side of the wall and step on to the other box on the other side . |
6 | The Chinese believe that to stand on one leg while kicking with the other unbalances the practitioner and places him at a disadvantage . |
7 | The women stand on one side , in straw hats , skirts and parasols . |
8 | Stand on one leg with hands on hips , and repeat 1 . |
9 | Stand on one leg and bring your other knee up to your chest and hold it there for ten seconds . |
10 | Turning kick exercise 1 : stand on one leg and raise the knee into a hurdling position . |
11 | Therefore , use kicks from a distance ; do n't stand on one leg when you are close to the opponent ! |
12 | Anyone would rather stand on one leg , crammed into the unheated guard 's van for the entire journey , than spend one minute in my carriage . |
13 | There are two teams and each one chooses a good catcher who will then stand on one of the benches . |
14 | Do not stand on one foot ; stand with feet apart , weight evenly distributed . |
15 | They ca n't stand on one leg and then they 're waggling their foot about and missing the ball all together and you think anyone can kick a ball but they ca n't but then they get better at it . |
16 | He did try , but he could only stand on one foot . |
17 | Any exercises which use the calf muscles , such as heel raises , hopping , standing on one leg would be beneficial . |
18 | Some ideas are as follows : the first team to have everyone sat on the floor , first team to have everyone standing on one leg . |
19 | She saw the housemaid , Lily , standing on one side , and Philip , grey and hollow-eyed with fear , holding on to Eileen . |
20 | Others display their feelings of relaxation by standing on one leg , as you 've probably seen flamingoes do in nature films . |
21 | They glanced at Tabitha encumbered with Perks , forcing their claws from her arms , standing on one foot trying to shake one that was hanging on to her leg . |
22 | John was careful , but as a singer I felt with him as I were standing on one leg after my time with Walter . |
23 | He made many a false attempt , standing on one leg tottering like an overweight stork before he could trap a dangling foot and pull the wool over it . |
24 | Oh well maybe I have to practise first without a ball just standing on one leg and waving the other leg about and trying not to fall over . |
25 | The Doctor was standing on one hand now , and juggling five different balls whilst singing a medley of songs by Abba . |
26 | I 've seen a heron standing on one leg , and I particularly liked the owls which used to shout from our trees to their friends across the valley at Clover Lodge . |
27 | As the mud cleared away from the face of the first tile , patches of ruby-red lustre , with the rich glow of a jewels heart , appeared inch by inch , then the outlines of a delicate grotesque silver bird , standing on one leg in a circle of blue-black leaves and berries , its beak of burnished copper . |
28 | Nicky was gasping , throwing Maria and Luke a quick apologetic glance and standing on one leg to examine an elegant leather shoe as the door closed . |
29 | I 'm standing on one hip , propped up like a nonchalant horse on a summer 's day , making heavy work of waiting for him . |
30 | On Aug. 19 he made a dramatic call for resistance , standing on one of the tanks stationed outside the Supreme Soviet building ( 10 tanks went over to Yeltsin on the night of Aug. 19 — see below ; the commander of tanks stationed outside the Russian Supreme Soviet building was reported as saying that he would not order an attack on Yeltsin . ) |