Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stand in a five-pointed star position in the middle of the room while the doghandler runs his hands along my limbs . |
| 2 | I stand in a light mist of rain . |
| 3 | ‘ I stand in a British book shop with my mouth agape . |
| 4 | The index-linked gilts on the market have maturities of up to 2024 and most of them stand at a substantial premium to their par value . |
| 5 | ‘ If you stand in a real landscape and pick out with your eyes a path ahead , then walk the path and find it was a good route to have chosen , why , that is nothing mystical . |
| 6 | Whether you stand in a pristine lowland rainforest , beside a road or in an urban park , any casual glance towards the earth will quickly pick out ants , from a few to many individuals — and often from several species . |
| 7 | They stand as a devastating comment on her view of Scotland , the one kingdom which was actually hers to govern . |
| 8 | The remarks probably refer to illness , but they stand in a metaphoric sense for the condition that Renaissance women usually confronted . |