Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 I stood for a long time in a telephone box just to keep out of the slicing rain .
2 I stood for a long time , staring at the mirror .
3 I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones .
4 There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears .
5 When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement .
6 She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain .
7 Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time .
8 I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street .
9 Enabling self-expression allows counsellees to explain to us where they stand at the present time .
10 There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn .
11 They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone .
12 So what do you think about the overall situation as it stands at the present time ?
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