Example sentences of "[vb mod] stand at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Alas that a child of barely eleven summers must stand at the king 's elbow to remind him of his duty ! ’ lamented Elizabeth Woodville . |
| 2 | Of many , in summertime we always used to stand at the top of the yards , you know , men and women . |
| 3 | ‘ Madame used to stand at the gate to the pavillon , looking down the lane into the rue Victorie , in the belief that Montaine 's absence could be accounted for . |
| 4 | I could see it from where Abu Khadra used to stand at the edge of his fields in Barqa , although few people knew where Barqa was . |
| 5 | We had to pick the bind out by hand , er the coal was all er sorted on the screens and er er a u u us lads , we used to stand at the side of the belts that were travelling round and tipping the coal into the wagons down below you see ? |
| 6 | Anca Petrescu 's model was of a palace which would stand at the heart of a new city . |
| 7 | When he was expected home , Alice would stand at the top of the area steps watching for him . |
| 8 | In the hall she would put on her hat and , lulling all suspicions of decay and its mortifications to rest in the conviction of her own economical and resourceful genius , with Gigi on her shoulder , she would stand at the head of the basement staircase screaming ( Gigi would scream too ) for Silly-Willie and Brigid to come and take her instructions and give their assistance while she created some nauseating delicacy for Dada 's dinner . |
| 9 | I would stand at the street door and wait until his tall , burly figure appeared , still plodding along with that measured tread acquired from years on the beat . |
| 10 | Through each performance he would stand at the rear of the audience , his arms crossed and his head sunk down into his body as he peered intently at the stage . |
| 11 | However , the easiest way to distinguish the two groups is that the walker/scrambler will stand at the bottom of a difficult and dangerous mountain looking for a safe and easy way up , and the climber/dangler will stand at the foot of a safe and easy mountain looking for a difficult and dangerous way up . |
| 12 | However , the easiest way to distinguish the two groups is that the walker/scrambler will stand at the bottom of a difficult and dangerous mountain looking for a safe and easy way up , and the climber/dangler will stand at the foot of a safe and easy mountain looking for a difficult and dangerous way up . |
| 13 | Look , if you must do something you can stand at the kitchen door and shout . |
| 14 | I can stand at the back . |
| 15 | However , once the patient can stand and balance successfully , he can stand at the sink , and perhaps move sideways using the kitchen units for support , so the exercise also involves the physical work of balancing and transferring weight . |
| 16 | so she can stand at the basin . |
| 17 | Nick is the man with the baseball glove who can stand at the end of the practice range and catch his master 's ball no matter whether it has been struck with a sand-iron or a driver . |