Example sentences of "[noun] stand [adv prt] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His decision to stand down throws the contest open . |
| 2 | But it is worth pointing out that of the 40 seats where we called upon ‘ no-hope ’ third-party candidates to stand down to maximise the chances of defeating the Tory incumbents , just seven were captured by the opposition parties . |
| 3 | The ballroom looked beautiful but when Sir Basil Feldman stood up to give the opening address at the Conservative Conference , though his projection was fine and his microphone working , half his audience had difficulty hearing , and a third were hearing twice . |
| 4 | Ian , if you and Julia stand by to raise the bridge , I think we 'll do very nicely . |
| 5 | The experienced players stood around watching the youngsters do all the work . ’ |
| 6 | That 's perhaps not a luxury that you can enjoy immediately after London — although the thought of a couple of thousand masseuses standing by to greet the hordes as they cross Westminster Bridge is a novel one ! |
| 7 | A van stood by to take the bottles up to the municipal bottle bank , another for the cans and a red plastic hippopotamus with its mouth wide open waited to receive the litter . |
| 8 | Mother stood back to see the effect of the gift . |