Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stand listening for a moment — crying could ruin everything — but there 's only the rhythmic suck-suck , suck-suck , suck-suck as it breathes and sucks on the medicine . |
| 2 | She stood poised for a moment , stretched her mouth wide , licked her lips , moved her shoulders from side to side , then let her body sway , waited for the chorus to finish and the verse to start and she went on . |
| 3 | Then , instead of running over the main road to our street , she stood waving for a bit and then walked backwards down the post part and started going up someone 's drive . |
| 4 | As she stood waiting for a taxi a speeding car appeared out of the freezing fog . |
| 5 | As he stood waiting for the kettle to boil , he reflected that he had nothing so good and lavish as he had observed through the open door of Mrs Farmer 's kitchen . |