Example sentences of "[pron] stand [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | I stood for a long time in a telephone box just to keep out of the slicing rain . |
2 | I stood for a long time , staring at the mirror . |
3 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
4 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
5 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
6 | She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain . |
7 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
8 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
9 | In the garden of Burleigh Court , situated near the present Ulster Bank , there stood for a long time an old pear tree known as ‘ King William 's pear tree ’ . |
10 | Enabling self-expression allows counsellees to explain to us where they stand at the present time . |
11 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
12 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
13 | So what do you think about the overall situation as it stands at the present time ? |