Example sentences of "[noun] to stand [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a show of confidence , the government allowed independent candidates to stand against the ruling Baath party . |
| 2 | The House does , of course , have charge of its own affairs and can expel a Member , without prejudice to his right to stand in the ensuing by-election , whenever it so wishes . |
| 3 | They crossed the room to stand at the other side of the bed . |
| 4 | ‘ The way we sex a grape , or vineyard , in New Zealand , ’ he began , ‘ to ensure that there is the right amount of grape exposed to the sunlight , is to ask a friend to stand on the other side of the vine . |
| 5 | They arrived at the edge of the trees just in time to see Angel One advance to stand over the sprawled figure of Brett Grant . |
| 6 | Heseltine came under mounting pressure to stand in the forthcoming leadership election . |
| 7 | Where the burrows are located in a bank it is necessary for the gun to stand on the all-round vision requires one gun on each side of it — and each man needs to know exactly where the other man is standing . |