Example sentences of "[noun prp] stand [prep] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bosnia-Hercegovina stands on the edge of an abyss . |
| 2 | The little museum is particularly rich in classical objects because the modern town of Alea stands on the site of ancient Tegea , the capital of Arcadia . |
| 3 | Molly stood on the battlements of the terrace and kept a look-out . |
| 4 | James Scott stood in the centre of the small room for a moment , looking round , then sat down on the edge of the bottom bunk . |
| 5 | The Countess of Donnington stood at the window of the first-floor sitting room , intent on the street below . |
| 6 | Gaveston stood at the end of the gallery , leaning nonchalantly against the wall . |
| 7 | If the finger had not been pointed , all the class would have known who was being called to face the fearsome sister , and when Millie stood by the side of the nun 's desk , the sheet of paper was immediately thrust into her face with the demand , ‘ What do you mean by that ? |
| 8 | Cathy Carne stood in the middle of the shop . |
| 9 | The revolutionary democracy of Russia stands for the indivisibility of the State . |
| 10 | The Bank of England stands at the centre of the UK financial system . |
| 11 | In which year did Enoch Powell stand for the leadership of the Conservative Party ? |
| 12 | Ross stood in the doorway of the bedroom . |
| 13 | Ruth stood on the top of the cliff-top , her skirt swirling around her trembling legs . |
| 14 | The stench which rose from below , to where Ruth stood at the top of the hatchway , was worse than anything she could ever have imagined . |
| 15 | Ruth stood in the doorway of the room for a few seconds , looking at her aunt who was drifting on the edge of sleep . |
| 16 | Senator Nathaniel Sherman stood in the middle of the camp clearing , his booted feet astride , clutching a hand-crafted Purdey .450 double-barrelled rifle in one fist . |
| 17 | Philadelphia stood on the edge of land that had never been occupied by Europeans , and so the Pennsylvanians had to work out their relations with the Indians . |
| 18 | Satan stands in the pit of damnation , in the centre of all suffering , but he stands in defiance , in outrage , and with pride . |
| 19 | So Mt Sinai stands for the fulfilment of one half of the covenant promise of Exodus 6:7 : " I will take you for my people " . |
| 20 | The line of trees ended and Horne stood on the edge of the common , in the far distance the lowering mass of the Tower . |
| 21 | Penry stood at the foot of the stairs , looking up at her . |
| 22 | Penry stood at the foot of the stairs , frowning as she plugged in the transistor to listen to Radio Four while she ate . |
| 23 | Carrie stood behind the counter of the dining rooms with her fair hair pulled up at the back of her head and held in place with a pair of large bone combs . |
| 24 | A memorial to Macleod stands by the side of the river , close to the site of his old home . |
| 25 | Just as Adam stands between the forces of good and evil , so do we stand between the heroic action and qualities of Christ and the fallen Angel of Light , and just as man did in the beginning , we too , as humans , fall prey to the tempter at each individual reading of the epic . |
| 26 | Oliver stood at the door of the room . |
| 27 | A year later another branch to Holt , ultimately Cromer , was completed and Melton stood at the centre of a minor railway junction . |
| 28 | A blue Daimler stood at the edge of this area . |
| 29 | Jessamy stood in the centre of the drive , beginning to shake a little with reaction . |
| 30 | Lee stood in the middle of the room . |