Example sentences of "she stand [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stands 162 in her socks , broad in the shoulder and the hip , and weighs about 60k at 1g , which she very rarely is . |
| 2 | She stands small and thin by the curtained window , wearing a black sweatshirt , black wool leggings and pointed black suede shoes . |
| 3 | It is all too well remembered : the slimy feel of it , hanging limp and unfitting around her as she stands awkward on the threshold of the Clarks ' drawing-room , where the carpets are rolled back , the parquet gleams and in the corner the big hired radiogram is asserting that the lady is a tramp . |
| 4 | She stands close to the bed , and for the first time I see her naked : Agnes , the heroine of my novel . |
| 5 | She stood proud and upright next to an ill-matched circle composed of frightened humans dressed in most unsuitable clothing and whirring , clattering , helpless tortoises . |
| 6 | She stood frozen , still clutching the black dress against herself , looking at her husband and seeing only her world crumbling around her . |
| 7 | She stood still for a long moment that seemed to the others to grow into an age . |
| 8 | She stood still , listening . |
| 9 | Instead , she stood still , looking in surprise at the gentle lined face above her , in which was set a pair of kind eyes of the brightest blue she had ever seen . |
| 10 | For a moment she stood still , fighting an impulse to turn and run after Roger Kenyon ; then she conquered herself , and began to search for Susan . |
| 11 | When she entered the kitchen , she stood still , the night-shirt slipping from her fingers . |
| 12 | She stood still , heart hammering . |
| 13 | She stood still , feeling scared , and then , when Hepzibah appeared at the top of the stairs , ashamed too , as if she had no right to be listening . |
| 14 | She stood still , heart hammering . |
| 15 | She stood still , blind in the mist . |
| 16 | For some reason this made her think of Finn , and she stood still for a moment , again waiting cautiously for any twinges of anguish , any signs of unhealed wounds . |
| 17 | She stood still and looked across at the beer tent , shading her eyes . |
| 18 | She stood still for a moment , breathing the air , gazing round her . |
| 19 | She stood still for a moment and looked up and down the street ; it seemed to shine ; the light the sun had poured onto the packed dirt of the road glowed back pewter under the stars ; there was no longer any moon , it had set earlier that night , and the dimensions of the scene had expanded , creating a vacancy which made Rosa feel her pulse quicken , as if she too were growing , becoming less stubby , less compact , stretching upwards and turning silvery herself like the leaf of an olive when the breeze lifts it and shows its metallic underside . |
| 20 | For a second or two she stood still , and cried a little . |
| 21 | He had held out his arms , but they fell to his side , because she stood still in the doorway . |
| 22 | She stood still . |
| 23 | She stood still and stared at him , the breeze whipping her long fair hair around her face , coiling it about her neck like strands of fine silk . |
| 24 | For a short time she stood still and silent , scarcely breathing as she revelled in the novelty of his tenderness , but presently her body started stirring in response to the warmth of his mouth , a new sweetness to her desire . |
| 25 | Sometimes she stood still , providing a centre for the storm of his movement ; sometimes the roles were reversed , and he stood tensely while she whirled about him . |
| 26 | She stood still , then turned and approached the table . |
| 27 | Shocked by the suggestion , she stood still to stare at him . |
| 28 | She stood still , then nodded as the unmistakable sound of rushing water came to her ears . |
| 29 | She stood still on the track , and , as she stared up at him , the shaft of moonlight slanting across her , her face betrayed surprise as she exclaimed , ‘ Silas — you amaze me . |
| 30 | She stood still , savouring the accumulation of days of her life behind her like beads on a string , something tangible . |