Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] stand on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people who have travelled through the Monkton district of Ayrshire will have noticed the monument that stands on the high ground behind the Dutch House Caravan Park , and wondered what it is and why it is there . |
| 2 | Philip ran to the edge of the feeding-ground and stood on the log . |
| 3 | As the first grey slivers of dawn were filtering down through the trees , Roger Forester climbed stiffly from his hire car and stood on the track beside it , stretching his sore limbs and trying to beat some warmth into himself . |
| 4 | That fact that it was over was all there in his formal goodbye when he came round to the passenger 's side and stood on the pavement with her , and , ‘ Na shledanou , Fabia , ’ he wished her . |
| 5 | The driver , travelling at some eighty kilometres per hour , had little alternative but to stand on the brakes and swing the bus hard right . |
| 6 | He told her Great-Uncle Hilbert 's ashes were the contents of an urn-shaped Crown Derby sweets-jar that stood on the drawing-room mantelpiece . |
| 7 | After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger . |
| 8 | They shared a bottle of Barolo , then made their way back through the Lanes to the Conference Hall and stood on the sea-front opposite the entrance , watching the arrival of the Great and the Good . |
| 9 | The fierce rivalries of teams and top competitors has masked the warmth of participating together in a team or standing on the terraces cheering on your side . |
| 10 | Lutyens designed and Cartier made the clock of gold and blue enamel that stands on the chimney piece . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't bully me with your logic and your jargon , Tom ! ’ snapped Faye , reaching automatically for the brimming glass of sweet juice that stood on the small table beside her . |
| 12 | The light above the front door was switched off , and a cleaner emerged from the theatre with a black plastic bag of rubbish and a broom , and began to brush the foyer , ignoring Jude — who was the last visible occupant — until he reached her , when he gave her a glance of such venom she decided to put up her umbrella and stand on the darkened step . |
| 13 | Cecilia went down the steps at West Hampstead station and stood on the lefthand platform waiting for the train to come down from Kilburn . |
| 14 | Radnor Park , Mount Blow , the Holy City were blasted by incendiaries , and a solitary ME 109 flew up Kilbowie Road strafing the tram that stood on the swing bridge by the canal . |
| 15 | They scrambled over the rabbit netting and stood on the muddy track , flushed and panting , mud stains on their legs and clothes . |
| 16 | From the tarn , I followed my nose down to a cairn that stands on the shoulder above Deepdale Side where the view down Deepdale into Dentdale was so good that I sat and looked at it for a good half-hour until the thought that I needed to be home by late afternoon pushed me on down to the green lane of the old Craven Way . |
| 17 | Somehow we float into Charing Cross Road and stand on the pavement swaying like penguins , waving our flippers to attract a taxi . |
| 18 | For my next trick , I 'm going wrap myself in a union jack and stand on the terracing at Parkhead . |
| 19 | Punctuated by interjections from Mark , Clem told the story of how Mark had fallen into a barrel of high viscosity oil while standing on the lid to get at another barrel with his hand pump . |
| 20 | It is wrong to represent the Majority Report as standing on the side of ‘ reaction ’ , whilst the Minority carried the red flag of progress . |
| 21 | The slight figure of a woman emerged from the hotel and stood on the steps leading down to the terrace , scanning the tables with anxious eyes and making agitated , jerky movements with her hands . |
| 22 | Mr Foggerty was agreeably surprised , but when Nutty reminded him of the standard required , he relapsed into grim gloom and stood on the side of the bath in his white T-shirt and jeans looking at his watch and saying , ‘ I ca n't spare the time to do this three nights a week for the next year , which is what is required . |
| 23 | Already she had inspected the house that stood on the edge of the sea loch . |
| 24 | Selecting a clear-looking spot she jabbed the fork into the earth and stood on the crossbar . |
| 25 | He walked through a narrow alley into the main street and stood on the corner by a butcher 's , looking up and down . |