Example sentences of "could stand the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he could stand the silence no longer he went briskly into the other room . |
| 2 | He had taken up the cello at Gordonstoun , when his housemaster , Bob Whitby , could stand the noise of the bagpipes — his chosen instrument — no longer . |
| 3 | Not a true beauty , but the girl beckoned you off the paper ; confident , sexy , that face invited you to join in if you could stand the pace . |
| 4 | ‘ My father never could stand the sight of that cat afterwards , ’ said Mrs Browning . |
| 5 | No educated man could stand the Dissenters . ’ |
| 6 | Late on Sunday evening , William Prime could stand the pressure no more . |
| 7 | Those who could stand the pace flourished ; those who could not went to the wall . |
| 8 | There was dappled shade for those who preferred it or , by moving just a little , the afternoon sun for those who could stand the heat . |
| 9 | Well , if you think you could stand the strain of being part of this family , you 're welcome . |
| 10 | In fact he had fully intended to wait for a suitable moonlit warm right , but the trying events of the day had put him so out of sorts that he could stand the waiting no longer . |
| 11 | Now , on this last day of his life , he showed he could stand the pain no more . |
| 12 | Eudo summoned all his strength , as if he could stand the pain no longer , and whispered a name . |
| 13 | They both knew that nothing between them was diminished , their affection could stand the disappointment of their hoped-for treat . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not sure I could stand the pain if I found myself being exchanged for a newer model ! ’ |