Example sentences of "and stand [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Control said all that was just fine , and to stand by for instructions . |
| 2 | Here then is an act that combines humility and repentance and stands along with baptism and communion as heavily symbolic ceremonies which require simple elements to carry them out . |
| 3 | It should be noted before going any further that for a sample survey to be of any value at all the sampling procedure must be open to scrutiny and stand up to criticism . |
| 4 | And she 'd take him off to the second-hand bookstall which specialized in the politics of the left , or to attend a useful meeting , and stand around with banners . |
| 5 | In green ties , red epaulettes and blue cummerbunds we lined up ; Marius , who had been chosen as the star recruit , would lead the parade and stand out in front of us as we received our képis . |
| 6 | Similarly we asked the panel to rate the four party leaders , Thatcher , Kinnock , Steel , and Owen , on twelve more personal scales : being decisive , trustworthy , energetic , willing to listen , well informed , caring , a good leader of a team , tough , likeable , and standing up for Britain ‘ s interests against the European Community , the USA , and the USSR . |
| 7 | One side of my trousers was soaked with dew , and there were mud stains on my shoes ; my hair was short and stood up on end , and there was a leaf in my ear . |
| 8 | She was not quite tall enough to reach things around the kitchen , but she kept a small box in the outhouse which she brought in and stood on in order to get whatever she wanted . |
| 9 | He had seen others doing that to her in the clubs , and even though he 'd felt like stepping in when their attentions were becoming too direct , he had watched her superbly effective ‘ put downs ’ and stood back in awe . |