Example sentences of "i stand [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stand upon the privileges of the House and my own integrity . ’ |
| 2 | I stand against the railings and remain in one place to avoid the crap , and look upwards . |
| 3 | I think it might help if I stand near the drawings . |
| 4 | Erm , I find myself agreeing with what Mr Courcier said , er , about Hambledon , I do n't think it realistic to expect existing settleme , villages within the area of search to form a nucleus for a new settlement , they 're simply too small and would be swamped by any development , and also the er I stand by the statements made yesterday about the environmental quality of the settlements , about there form , settings , and characters , and I really do n't think that they could form the nucleus of a new settlement . |
| 5 | You only got one shot — this was live television — and I stood in the wings , rigid with fear , listening to my heart booming . |
| 6 | But two evenings later , as I stood in the wings about to go on , she came off stage and , separating from the others , clutching my arm , she whispered , ‘ Lily , Lily , dearest — the worst , it is all the worst — ’ Her eyes , against the wet white , the rouge , were large , frightened . |
| 7 | I had a vision thus prospectively of these birds as I stood in the swamps . |