Example sentences of "and stand in a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The exterior gleams in gold and colour and stands in a park amidst beautifully kept flower beds .
2 The first one was half of us were blindfolded and we were set out in a line and the rest had to move about 5–10 metres away and stand in a line .
3 Like the being able to slip out of his own head and stand in a corner , hang on the ceiling , terrifyingly , silent-screamingly BE SOMEWHERE ELSE , looking back at the body left behind .
4 Yeah you go and stand in a corner in a minute .
5 Markby joined her on the further side and they both stopped to watch as their bovine companions lumbered up and stood in a row staring at them expectantly , tossing muddy heads .
6 He placed the hook in the worn pocket and stood in a sling .
7 I 've been to Newark on a Friday night and stood in a line with others on a night shift at a w wooden hut in the yard whilst a clerk from the pay office came to meet us , the day shift finishing at er , say five o'clock .
8 The children had got to their feet and stood in a line across the path , observing the two adults with passive faces .
9 I started to walk across to the pile and as I did , all my toys came to life and stood in a line facing me .
10 They were both good dancers and gradually the other couples drifted off the floor and stood in a circle watching them .
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