Example sentences of "stand the pot [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stand the pots in a baking tin of water , cook uncovered on the bottom shelf of a very low oven , gas no. 2 , 310°F. , for 25 to 30 minutes . |
| 2 | Stand the pots in water until the top of the compost is moist . |
| 3 | Also stand the pot in a tray of damp pebbles , too . |
| 4 | Stand the pot in water until the surface of the compost looks moist , then pop a clear , polythene bag over the top and place it on a warm and sunny window-sill . |
| 5 | Stand the pot in a saucer and keep the compost moist . |
| 6 | The kettle began to boil , and she completed the ritual of tea-making , finally standing the pot on a porcelain plate with Windsor Castle painted on it , mounted on sterling-silver trivets , and crowning it with a tea cosy knitted by Matey back in the days when she had lived in the Cochranes country house , now almost derelict since Stair 's expensive debauchery had impoverished the estate . |
| 7 | Watering from below , by standing the pot in a few inches of water in the sink until the surface compost is damp , is generally the easiest method . |