Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pron] stood [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
| 2 | She was defeated when she stood as a National Labour candidate in 1931 . |
| 3 | Late in 1949 , it was decided that Thornton Heath depôt with its narrow entrance and awkward shape , would be quite unsuitable to convert as it stood to a bus garage . |
| 4 | ‘ So you are writing about those things , ’ another Israeli said as he stood in a narrow , shaded lane . |
| 5 | ‘ Are you searching for anything in particular ? ’ he asked as she stood by a cage containing some little creatures curled up fast asleep . |