Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] to stand [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 So I had to stand outside the door
2 I had to stand in the middle of this studio , the floor strewn with these bones and meat , and play guitar .
3 At any rate she came to stand by the bureau .
4 Pushing roughly past him , she went to stand at the window , her back to him .
5 She left the pages where they lay , one-dimensional flakes littering the murky floor , and she went to stand by the balcony window again .
6 He explained she had to stand in the wings directing the beam of a torch at a strategically placed mirror which would send a reflection of light dancing across the back-cloth of Never-Never Land .
7 She continued to stand at the edge of the plateau .
8 She continued to stand in the middle of the kitchen , ablaze .
9 She wanted to stand on the balcony and look out over the roofs , listen to the strange sounds and watch the cars and scooters rushing by in the street below .
10 The two of them went to stand in the bow .
11 His hand under her arm steadied her as they moved to stand at the rail .
12 He moved to stand by the door , his head an inch from the wood .
13 Cathy was in the little office and he came to stand in the doorway .
14 Alone , he went to stand by the window , looking out .
15 The same thing always happened to him at school if he was brought out to the front of the hall for talking in assembly , or if he had to stand in the aisle with his hands on his head for not paying attention in class .
16 On May 3 Matiba announced that he wished to stand as the FORD candidate in the presidential elections , expected to take place before the end of the year .
17 When the shower finally ran cold , he continued to stand under the jets for a while , then stepped out and put a towel round his waist and another over his shoulders .
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