Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] stand on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , where does informed thinking now stand on the future of the railways , or , for that matter , the development of alternative energy sources ? |
| 2 | The stricken coach now stands on the hard shoulder of the M two having been lifted up the embankment by a heavy crane . |
| 3 | The ancient and beautiful church of All Saints is the oldest building in the village , newly built in 1318 , although an unendowed building probably stood on the same site from 1086 when the Domesday Book was compiled . |
| 4 | Their dedications are no less assertive ; but like Kypselos , whose name originally stood on the Corinthian treasury at Delphi ( Plut . |
| 5 | The greatest examples have been lost completely : Old S. Peter 's , built in 330 by Constantine , was replaced by the great basilica now standing on the same site , S. John in Lateran has been considerably altered . |
| 6 | The leading masquer then stood on the dais , whilst a herald challenged anyone in the hall to play this strange man at dice . |
| 7 | A bottle of this smelly purple mixture always stood on the shelf above the sink in the bathroom alongside all the toothbrushes , and a very vigorous scalp massage with OIL OF VIOLETS took place daily after shaving was completed . |
| 8 | Huge buttresses built in the last century to protect St Mary 's Church now stand on the edge of the shore . |
| 9 | Ebley reputedly stood on the site of much earlier corn and fulling mills . |
| 10 | Every single operetta really stood on the lead performances , on his lead performances . |