Example sentences of "stand [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | See here , they 're gon na get thirty six for it as it stands put it on the market as |
| 2 | She was more than a little astounded , however , that , as Naylor stood facing her in the hall of her home , she should suddenly feel breathless and find that she was extending that courtesy even further . |
| 3 | ‘ It 'll do , ’ he said , with his customary offhand modesty , as we stood admiring it in the church . |
| 4 | The others were trying to drive the protesters away , and a fight seemed likely to break out at any minute , until a pair of uniformed police constables appeared , and stood watching them from the other side of the street . |
| 5 | Without a backward glance at Brooklands or the woman who stood watching them from the doorway , she pulled out into the flow of traffic , her tyres squealing on the loose gravel drive . |
| 6 | They stood watching us at the door . |