Example sentences of "go to stand [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a little shiver , she muttered awkwardly , ‘ Well , go on , then , or are we going to stand on the ladder all day ? ’ |
| 2 | He did not , but went to stand at the window , looking out . |
| 3 | Pushing roughly past him , she went to stand at the window , her back to him . |
| 4 | Luke pushed back his chair impatiently and went to stand at the window , looking down , his back towards her . |
| 5 | Senga went to stand before the window . |
| 6 | The two of them went to stand in the bow . |
| 7 | Adam climbed in and went to stand in the prow , eyes fixed once more on the island . |
| 8 | She left the pages where they lay , one-dimensional flakes littering the murky floor , and she went to stand by the balcony window again . |
| 9 | She stepped into the room and went to stand by the armchair where he had so carelessly thrown his coat . |
| 10 | Alone , he went to stand by the window , looking out . |
| 11 | She had gone to stand at the cemetery end after spotting Uncle Vernon on the touchline in front of the club-house . |
| 12 | O'Hara had risen and gone to stand at the mantelpiece . |
| 13 | Then she closed the door behind them both , and moved to confront him where he had gone to stand by the desk , clearly nervous . |