Example sentences of "[vb past] to stand [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It added : ‘ They also saw students from a college being ordered out in front of the building , made to stand against the wall , and shot dead . |
| 2 | Viewers saw him explode with fury at militiamen who tried to stand in the way of aid convoys , and shake with emotion at the tragic plight of victims of ethnic cleansing . |
| 3 | The man moved to stand at the top of the stairs , barring their way , and then he recognized the young man . |
| 4 | His hand under her arm steadied her as they moved to stand at the rail . |
| 5 | Penry Vaughan ducked his tall head through the doorway and moved to stand at the foot of the bed in the shadows beyond the arc of light from the small lamp . |
| 6 | He moved to stand by the door , his head an inch from the wood . |
| 7 | Science in this sense came to stand as a meta-discourse , framed by the broader contours of the conjuncture . |
| 8 | As with the word ‘ church ’ , the synagogue came to stand for the building as well as the people meeting there . |
| 9 | Cathy was in the little office and he came to stand in the doorway . |
| 10 | At any rate she came to stand by the bureau . |
| 11 | Riders broke away from the group and came to stand near the fence , waiting almost motionless in the still morning , while the horses shook their heads , grass foam dripping from bits , stamping impatiently . |
| 12 | The house seemed to stand in a field near the top of a hill , and they could see a long way . |
| 13 | Owen waved Cynan furiously onward , and turned to stand off the assault . |
| 14 | The Party 's best known members , Jonathan Porritt and Sara Parkin , declined to stand at a ballot to elect two Green Party political speakers . |
| 15 | Without turning up the light Katherine crossed to stand beside the window , leaving Michael Lee to close the door and move gingerly into the centre of the room . |
| 16 | She did not want to look at him , and crossed to stand before the mantel over the fireplace , gazing down into the empty grate . |
| 17 | He did not , but went to stand at the window , looking out . |
| 18 | Pushing roughly past him , she went to stand at the window , her back to him . |
| 19 | Luke pushed back his chair impatiently and went to stand at the window , looking down , his back towards her . |
| 20 | Senga went to stand before the window . |
| 21 | The two of them went to stand in the bow . |
| 22 | Adam climbed in and went to stand in the prow , eyes fixed once more on the island . |
| 23 | She left the pages where they lay , one-dimensional flakes littering the murky floor , and she went to stand by the balcony window again . |
| 24 | She stepped into the room and went to stand by the armchair where he had so carelessly thrown his coat . |
| 25 | Alone , he went to stand by the window , looking out . |
| 26 | Uplights are simply downlights in reverse and meant to stand on the floor . |
| 27 | When the shower finally ran cold , he continued to stand under the jets for a while , then stepped out and put a towel round his waist and another over his shoulders . |
| 28 | She continued to stand at the edge of the plateau . |
| 29 | Staffing ratios were generally better in grammar schools than elsewhere , and even the Burnham system favoured ( as it was meant to do ) schools with a larger proportion of older pupils , especially if they were in those sixth forms which continued to stand at the peak of a meritocratic secondary system . |
| 30 | She continued to stand in the middle of the kitchen , ablaze . |