Example sentences of "[pron] stood [prep] [art] high [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in this period his salary , although not extravagant , was generous enough : the priest at Longdendale was allocated less than half the Master 's £10 , which stood at the higher level of salaries , ranging from £4 6 0d to £12 6 0d , at this time for such a position . |
| 2 | Brackenshaw Park in Daniel Deronda forms a picturesque background for an archery contest : ‘ The castle , which stood on the highest platform of the clustered hills , was built of a rough-hewn limestone , full of lights and shadows made by the dark dust of lichens and the washings of the rain . ’ |
| 3 | We stood on the high shingle bank , striving to keep our balance . |
| 4 | Although she put them firmly into the category of ‘ workers ’ , rather than ‘ idlers ’ , and therefore to be praised , they were not quite on a par with the Welsh factory workers , or designers ; nonetheless they stood on a higher plane than accountants , clerks or corporate planners . |
| 5 | As instructed , the building was largely three-storey , but it stood on a high basement and was dominated by a spiky ventilation tower centrally placed over the War Department . |
| 6 | He called his future domicile Belmont , for it stood on the high ground , with a view sweeping down through the coconut palms to the shore where he had first landed that night he took possession . |