Example sentences of "[pron] stood for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was still sick at heart when she passed down through the last glade and found herself staring at the Lodge 's covert thatch , its closed door , She stood for a time in the yard outside , afraid to enter . |
| 2 | She stood for a moment beside Melissa , looking up at the portrait . |
| 3 | She stood for a moment with her head on one side , listening intently . |
| 4 | She stood for a moment on the other side of the room , sizing me up ( and me sizing her up ) , and then she came over to speak to me . |
| 5 | She stood for a moment behind the thick black curtain , unwilling to pull it aside . |
| 6 | Sophie nodded as she cleaned up the wound , then , after giving an injection of antibiotic , she stood for a moment in thought . |
| 7 | When we reached home , we stood for a moment beside the tree near my gate . |
| 8 | They stood for a moment regarding it , then Meg Dennison said : ‘ When I first came here from London it almost frightened me , the sheer size of it , the way it dominates the headland . |
| 9 | Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier . |
| 10 | He stood for a while in the darkness , hoping that perhaps one of the nuns , Lady Amelia or Dame Agatha , would follow him out , but no one came . |
| 11 | He stood for a moment between the columns , staring into the gloom . |
| 12 | He stood for a moment on the promenade in the same huddled way , and then he made his way slowly towards a green-painted seat and sat slowly down on it . |
| 13 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 14 | He stood for a moment in silence . |