Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and stand [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They yield 6.2 p.c. and stand on a historic multiple of 12½ . |
| 2 | In 1880 he had had a political fling and stood as a Liberal candidate for the City of London in favour of disestablishment , temperance legislation , social and political reform . |
| 3 | Over a period of eight years , Reagan visited 135 plants in more than forty states , met 250,000 people and stood before a microphone for an estimated 250,000 minutes . |
| 4 | The threw back the bedclothes , shed her clinging nightgown and stood under a cool shower until she began to come alive . |
| 5 | He served in the RAF for five years and stood as a candidate in the 1984 Euro elections and in the 1987 general election . |
| 6 | He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky . |
| 7 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 8 | Like the being able to slip out of his own head and stand in a corner , hang on the ceiling , terrifyingly , silent-screamingly BE SOMEWHERE ELSE , looking back at the body left behind . |
| 9 | This confident 31-year-old financial advisor was a leading Young Conservative and stood as a candidate for Tynebridge in the 1987 election . |
| 10 | He placed the hook in the worn pocket and stood in a sling . |
| 11 | Wycliffe passed through the general office with a word to the two girls and stood for a while in the yard while the timber-lorry drove away and the big double doors were closed behind it . |