Example sentences of "[pron] stand [adv] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood there for a long time , thinking the whole thing out . |
| 2 | They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other . |
| 3 | They stood together for a few moments , her head sunk in his mighty chest , his head finally bowed as he looked down on her . |
| 4 | He stood there for a few moments . |
| 5 | And her uncle with me beside you and whole wedding and the minister was saying , sit down and do n't he he brought her up the aisle , I do n't know whether her father 's coming back or something , and he says no I 'm not sitting like , he says no I 'm not moving back and he stood there for the whole wedding like , back . |
| 6 | Everyone stood aside for the barrel-like KGB colonel in full uniform and his scruffy civilian companion . |