Example sentences of "[noun pl] stand at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A granite memorial to these Groups stands at the end of the former main runway . |
| 2 | ‘ He once did a trial Castlemaine ad — a group of Australians standing at a bar , all one-legged after crossing an alligator-infested river to get there . |
| 3 | The church in 1953 with Reverend John Keys standing at the gate . |
| 4 | The packing had been done in the basement to avoid break ages , and the two crates stood at the foot of the stairs . |
| 5 | Whatever they may have told the pollsters , there must have been countless voters who , as they finally confronted their choice , saw in their mind 's eye the image of a beaming Neil and Glenys standing at the door of Number 10 , and thought , dammit — prompting them to switch back to that decent , straightforward , reliable Mr Major . |
| 6 | You stand a chance as things stand at the minute . |
| 7 | Colin our man at Lane as always , comprehensive coverage of that game throughout the evening , including some second half commentary as well , we 'll be sharing that second half commentary certainly as things stand at the moment with the game at er in the Coca Cola Cup third round replay where there could be a shock , third division Shrewsbury against premiership Blackburn , although at the moment the premiership team are doing pretty well , Blackburn already a goal to the good and the goal scorer now confirmed as Mike after six minutes . |
| 8 | The temperatures in the holds of ships in the tropics can be very high and goods standing at the dockside in tropical ports may be subjected to very high temperatures . |
| 9 | Two androids stood at the door , pointing their weapons in his direction . |
| 10 | A battery of guns stood at the edge of the village , some cavalry horses stood unsaddled in the street beyond , and a battalion of infantry was bivouacked in a field to the right of the guns , but otherwise the enemy was hidden , and so Sharpe stuck with his earlier estimate . |
| 11 | I ate the biscuits in one go and walked on to the boat , climbing up the decks to stand at the back . |
| 12 | Moreover the two bishops standing at the foot of the throne had both been appointed for administrative work done in the King 's service . |
| 13 | ( Luke : Luke records that all his friends stood at a distance , including the women who had followed him from Galilee ( Luke 8:3 ) . ) |
| 14 | X dies with an interest in possession in an overseas trust with assets standing at a capital loss . |
| 15 | A group of men standing at a bus turn-about opened fire on the patrol and a number of bullets passed through the rear window , narrowly missing a soldier . |
| 16 | It was this arrangement that led to Branson waking up one morning in March 1976 , at his home in Denbigh Terrace , to find three men standing at the foot of his bed demanding money . |
| 17 | Branson 's role in the Atra deal had been negligible , and his first reaction on waking up to find three men standing at the bottom of his bed demanding £5,000 was one of confusion and outright terror . |
| 18 | If you go to one of their gigs , you will see row upon row of A&R men standing at the back in their black leather jackets , all ready to make an offer to record the band . |
| 19 | She leant her painted face back to look at the two men standing at the sideboard , and it said much for George Banks who , turning to the old lady , said , ‘ I feel you would always be welcome in whatever company you choose , ma'am . ’ |
| 20 | We saw three banks but Barclays left the others standing at the post . |
| 21 | I told you I saw her in the mornings standing at the bus stop . |
| 22 | for three numbers the Maltese heavy stared at him — while all his henchmen stood at the back of the club watching him watching John . |
| 23 | M. Lévy 's premises stood at the intersection of the Arab and Jewish streets , an ideal situation for his particular trade . |
| 24 | ‘ As the rules stood at the time , the League had no choice but to order the game to be replayed over a full 90 minutes . |
| 25 | All Scottish sources of the period are full of descriptions of the actions of great men being taken with their ‘ kin , friends , allies , partakers , men and servants ’ ; that is , the nobles and greater lairds stood at the head of closely united and sometimes very extensive affinities . |
| 26 | Part of the reason why the shareholders had to wait so long for a return was that the original capital had been only 10,000 guineas , and the Company financed itself by fairly short-term loans from the merchants with which it did business , so the shareholders stood at the end of a long line of creditors but could expect substantial returns on their money in the end if the Company survived . |
| 27 | At 194p , down 7p yesterday , the shares stand at a discount of 37.5 per cent to the net asset value expected for the end of this year . |
| 28 | As the guests left in a state of alcoholic haze , two policemen stood at the door . |