Example sentences of "[noun] stand [adv prt] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is n't air travel too important for governments to stand by while the industry collapses ? |
| 2 | Roads were closed and eight ambulances stood by as the cloud drifted towards the villages of Wincham and Lostock Gralam . |
| 3 | Jack stood up as the Glory rocked to and fro . |
| 4 | The electorates of Europe stand by as the squabbling continues . |
| 5 | In such company Minton stood out as the tutor with a more Continental outlook . |
| 6 | Patrick stood by while the police constable telephoned subdivisional headquarters , giving a brief résumé of the circumstances of this ‘ suspicious death ’ . |