Example sentences of "[pers pn] stood for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stood for a long time in a telephone box just to keep out of the slicing rain . |
| 2 | I stood for a long while looking at Voting Right . |
| 3 | I stood for a long time , staring at the mirror . |
| 4 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
| 5 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
| 6 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
| 7 | She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain . |
| 8 | She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen . |
| 9 | Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere . |
| 10 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 11 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
| 12 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
| 13 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
| 14 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 15 | Thus when Clarkson spoke movingly to the gathered World Convention of 1840 he was intended to symbolise continuity and provide in what he stood for a unifying focus . |
| 16 | He stood for a few moments thinking , and looking apprehensively from one stallion to the other . |
| 17 | Retreating to the edge of the clearing , he stood for a full five minutes , listening intently to the night sounds for anything out of place . |