Example sentences of "and stand [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Candidates must now set up personal machines manned by workers attracted to them by their individual qualities and stands on the issues with little or no reference to party loyalty . |
| 2 | Now it is a sport , and it is a skilled game you know , and I think women can play it just as well as men , or against men and you know , you can have your fans who are very strong for your women 's team tha just as much as the men , but yet , would they also be branded as hooligans because they go along and stand on the terraces and shout for the girls ? |
| 3 | We were told to halt and stand against the walls . |
| 4 | Workers ' control and workers ' wages for technicians , managers and bookkeepers would prevent the re-emergence of a privileged bureaucratic stratum — ‘ privileged persons detached from the masses and standing above the masses ’ ( p. 97 ) . |
| 5 | it was a yard at the back , but , I climbed out and stood on the sides |
| 6 | He pulled the heavy hall-door shut and stood on the steps . |
| 7 | He went out for a few moments and stood on the steps between the Greek pillars , looking in the direction of the Residency for any sign of movement . |
| 8 | The slight figure of a woman emerged from the hotel and stood on the steps leading down to the terrace , scanning the tables with anxious eyes and making agitated , jerky movements with her hands . |
| 9 | More men entered the hall by its main door , and several times someone came out beckoning and stood on the steps , issuing orders . |
| 10 | High bookcases lined the library walls and stood between the windows , each topped with a marble bust . |