Example sentences of "[pers pn] stood for a [noun sg] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | This done , I stood for a moment looking across at the broch islet . |
2 | I stood for a moment looking at the mattress on the bed where a knife had been used to open up the sides . |
3 | She stood for a moment looking at them , and saw how their heads were tilted in the listening attitudes of forest creatures , how their ears were pricked , and how their eyes were bright and intelligent . |
4 | Dalgliesh waited until Meg had unlocked the front door and stepped inside before saying his final goodnight , and she stood for a moment watching his tall figure striding down the gravel path and into the darkness . |
5 | It was something that had never happened before and she stood for a moment trying to control the thoughts that raced through her head . |
6 | She stood for a moment staring round at the flickering shadows thrown by the lone candle , the fire had died long since and the room was cold and suddenly lonely . |
7 | Valerie Stevens had been in the house to get more coffee and as she stepped through the patio doors she stood for a moment staring at Rachel in horror , having only heard the last part of the conversation . |
8 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |
9 | And as Morse opened his passenger door , he stood for a while looking up at the Pole Star , and asking himself the question he had been asking for the past two hours : was there any way in which Downes could still have been the murderer after all ? |
10 | He stood for a while staring at them . |
11 | He stood for a minute looking up at it , Kate unspeaking at his side . |
12 | He stood for a moment listening to her standing still on the other side of the door , then heard her footsteps moving slowly away . |
13 | We were back in the bedroom then and he stood for a moment looking down at her . |
14 | He stood for a moment chewing his lip . |
15 | He stood for a moment admiring it . |
16 | He stood for a moment laughing at her as she cast furiously for the vanished rabbit , and walked on , to catch her up , along the raised embankment . |
17 | When he parked outside a row of shops , he stood for a moment examining the passing traffic . |