Example sentences of "[noun] be stand [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lange 's replacement as party leader and Prime Minister , Geoffrey Palmer , lacked the authority and style to improve Labour 's standing with the voters . |
| 2 | In some of the photographs , the Turks who had helped to carry out their government 's orders to liquidate the Armenians are standing beside the corpses , grinning into the camera . |
| 3 | A gargantuan Teddy boy was standing in the stalls , looking down at his feet . |
| 4 | On the opposite side of the quadrangle , silhouetted figures were standing on the roofs , whooping and jumping about . |
| 5 | Both players were standing outside the players ' lounge when three men ran past them into the building , for which they are believed to have produced entrance tickets , pursued by around 20 Rangers fans . |
| 6 | A short man was standing in the shadows . |
| 7 | Bryce , Lawler , Ethel , one of the Australians and a few others were standing at the windows gazing out . |
| 8 | The questionnaire for the survey began with a few brief factual questions about personal details , and a second , more important part of the schedule contained batteries of questions aimed at measuring an individual 's standing on the scales mentioned earlier . |
| 9 | Since coming to office in late 1990 , the National Party 's standing in the polls had plummeted as the government reneged on its electoral pledges by initiating radical cuts in the country 's welfare state . |
| 10 | Tony was standing by the controls , gazing along the prom , looking out for his Dad . |
| 11 | Leo was standing at the drinks cabinet in the corner , his back to her , yet it did n't prevent his knowing instantly who it was . |