Example sentences of "and [noun] stand [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then er , they brought it back and then they started doing to quarter to six , but it still was n't good enough cos you ca n't , you ca n't have all these people in suits and briefcases stood outside a pub for quarter of an hour waiting for it open , you know |
| 2 | Sheila had not moved from the settee , and Morse stood in the doorway looking back at her : ‘ Do n't you know ? ’ |
| 3 | Meredith and Markby stood by the hedge as the parade ambled past , the child at the rear , a minute figure compared to his charges , whistling , shouting insults and slapping the laggards on their muddy behinds . |
| 4 | She and Fairfax stand beside the stream in front of her tent . |
| 5 | A white ceramic coffee-pot and cups stood on a tray on a nearby table . |
| 6 | A large wooden statue of the Virgin and Child stood on a stone plinth whilst around the walls were raised tombs , simple and square , lacking any effigy or ornamentation . |
| 7 | Both France and England stood by the SARB in their hour of need . |
| 8 | The two senses carried by the lexical form dog in 81a and b , and the two senses of lion in 82a and b , and of heavy in 84a and b stand in a relation of this type : |
| 9 | The two senses of long in 83a and b , and of heavy in 84a and b stand in a slightly different relation , but one of the same type : |
| 10 | Later , the prince and princess stood on a windswept hillside overlooking the border area with communist North Korea , as war veteran Sam Mercer described a battle fought there between Chinese troops and members of the Gloucestershire Regiment in April 1951 . |
| 11 | Parliament met at the nunnery outside the English-occupied town , and on 7 July agreed with the French commander and envoy , the seigneur d'Essé , that ‘ the ancient bond , confederation and amity standing between the realm of France and this country ’ was the best chance against ‘ the mortal wars , cruelties , depredations and intolerable injuries done by our old enemies of England ’ . |
| 12 | Quick , light steps through the shop , and Auntie stood in the office . |
| 13 | He noted that the club would need to do work on the North and South stands in the foreseeable future . |
| 14 | He noted that the club would need to do work on the North and South stands in the foreseeable future . |
| 15 | Caspar and Fenella stood in the Workshops , with the wood-store behind them , their skin shrivelling and flinching and every sense assaulted by what was before them . |
| 16 | They walked together through Dobbs 's field and Tom stood by the gate and let him walk on his own up the lane . |
| 17 | At last , Amundsen and Bjaaland stood on the plateau behind the mountains . |
| 18 | Whatever they may have told the pollsters , there must have been countless voters who , as they finally confronted their choice , saw in their mind 's eye the image of a beaming Neil and Glenys standing at the door of Number 10 , and thought , dammit — prompting them to switch back to that decent , straightforward , reliable Mr Major . |
| 19 | John and Kenny stood in the doorway holding a huge wooden doll 's house . |
| 20 | Surprisingly , it did not feel too cold and Endill stood for a moment trying to see the end of it but it disappeared into darkness . |
| 21 | Sara and Matthew stood outside the house waving while a loud chorus of goodbyes fell around them . |
| 22 | The line of trees ended and Horne stood on the edge of the common , in the far distance the lowering mass of the Tower . |
| 23 | The sergeant felt uneasy while he and Blanche stood on the drawbridge . |
| 24 | The green drift of Undersea thickened in shadowy streams round them and Adam stood in the prow of the boat , his gaze fixed fiercely on the island . |
| 25 | Simple oak settles and tables stood on an uncompromisingly bare floor of white stone flags . |
| 26 | A year later another branch to Holt , ultimately Cromer , was completed and Melton stood at the centre of a minor railway junction . |
| 27 | Michael and Geoffrey stood in the Griersons ' front garden . |
| 28 | The temperatures in the holds of ships in the tropics can be very high and goods standing at the dockside in tropical ports may be subjected to very high temperatures . |
| 29 | He closed the door behind him , and Shelley stood in the hall for a long time , one hand up to her untidy hair where Miguel had ruffled it . |
| 30 | Joe and Harry stood on the platform side by side . |