Example sentences of "[coord] stood [prep] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I kept on down to the river and stood for a while to watch the coal-barges slide along the black , shiny water . |
| 2 | Then he turned and stood for a while gazing out at the Pacific . |
| 3 | Raynor came to a stop outside a thick , low door set into the wall , and stood for a moment looking at it , as if summoning up some inner resolve . |
| 4 | It was at that point that the stranger entered the dining-room , and stood for a moment looking round him as if in search of an acquaintance . |
| 5 | He straightened up , came to the front of the shop and stood for a moment looking out impassively . |
| 6 | Isambard caught up both , and stood for a moment staring down with a formidable frown at Harry , who nursed his bruised wrists and glared back , expecting a blow and tensing every muscle to receive it without a tremor . |
| 7 | He got out but before going to knock at the door , crossed the road and stood for a moment contemplating Ivy Cottage . |
| 8 | Markby joined her on the further side and they both stopped to watch as their bovine companions lumbered up and stood in a row staring at them expectantly , tossing muddy heads . |
| 9 | I started to walk across to the pile and as I did , all my toys came to life and stood in a line facing me . |
| 10 | They were both good dancers and gradually the other couples drifted off the floor and stood in a circle watching them . |