Example sentences of "she stand a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stands a little distance away . |
| 2 | She stood a moment in the sun , pulling her veils around her in one swift movement . |
| 3 | She stood a better chance , she thought , upon her own : though a chance of what she would not have liked to have said . |
| 4 | She stood a moment , collecting herself , and a thought coalesced like the red signs had : I 'm a baggy now ! |
| 5 | Going out through a side door , she stood a while in the courtyard . |
| 6 | She stood a while , intently regarding him , her hand steadying the portmanteau on the bed , and only the merest glimmer of guilt colouring her face . |
| 7 | She stood a moment to gain her audience 's complete attention , then flung back the long white veil that hid her face . |
| 8 | And if he and his secretary had returned , she felt she stood a better chance of establishing an interview by calling in person rather than trying to do so over the phone . |