Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] stand the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not sure I could stand the pain if I found myself being exchanged for a newer model ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't worry , I can stand the pace . |
| 3 | I can stand the pace all right . |
| 4 | [ In talking about continued home care ] I can stand the strain at the moment , but I do n't know for how long I can go on . |
| 5 | As an additional precaution , you should stand the tray on newspaper . |
| 6 | Not a true beauty , but the girl beckoned you off the paper ; confident , sexy , that face invited you to join in if you could stand the pace . |
| 7 | Well , if you think you could stand the strain of being part of this family , you 're welcome . |
| 8 | Do n't see how you can stand the celibacy when you do n't have to . |
| 9 | If you can stand the dressing room tomfoolery |
| 10 | Smart-drugs are all right if you can stand the colour and the stench of your piss while you 're doing ‘ em . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , the variety provided by the five levels makes this a good investment if you can stand the frustration of repeating earlier levels , time after time . |
| 12 | If you can stand the pace and the heat , Bangkok is a very rewarding place to visit , although it may make you feel like taking a week afterwards to lie on a beach and recover . |
| 13 | Because , if so , I do n't know how you can stand the pace ! ’ |
| 14 | I found an Englishman wandering round asking if he could help ; I said , ‘ If you can stand the sight of blood , and filthy bandages , without being sick come on , but if you are sick you 'll have to clean it up yourself ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Well , if you 're sure you can stand the sight of me … |
| 16 | If you can stand the strain of the noise and diesel engine all that way . |
| 17 | If you can stand the heat , get into the Kitchens . |
| 18 | Because they have n't been on the market for long , it 's not possible to say how well they 'll stand the test of time . |
| 19 | ‘ When this happened some farmers used to say : ‘ I ca n't afford to hev the wheels done , ’ and they 'd stand the cart or the wagon in a pond until the felloes of the wheel swelled up . |
| 20 | There was one here and there was one there ; and they 'd stand the food until they come back . |
| 21 | He had changed into a clean white shirt and tie , and his dark pants just fitted him , though Dorothy wondered if they would stand the strain of his sitting down . |
| 22 | When you trust your people , they can stand the challenge . |
| 23 | In fact he had fully intended to wait for a suitable moonlit warm right , but the trying events of the day had put him so out of sorts that he could stand the waiting no longer . |
| 24 | Now , on this last day of his life , he showed he could stand the pain no more . |
| 25 | Eudo summoned all his strength , as if he could stand the pain no longer , and whispered a name . |
| 26 | When he could stand the silence no longer he went briskly into the other room . |
| 27 | And I think er I think it 's that what worries you sometimes , you know er er If it can stand the pace , but as I say . |
| 28 | ‘ What Elizabeth does n't grasp is that none of us can stand the fuss she makes . |