Example sentences of "stand [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So what do you think about the overall situation as it stands at the present time ? |
| 2 | Enabling self-expression allows counsellees to explain to us where they stand at the present time . |
| 3 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
| 4 | Just sit down and and sit still for a minute because you 'll be standing for a long time playing the recorder as well , if you want if you want to go to the toilet just take yourself all right . |
| 5 | When a number of us here did a study of the 1984 Chesterfield by-election , where Tony Benn was standing for the first time , and asked constituents themselves what they felt about the broadcast coverage , they repeatedly used the word ‘ bias ’ to describe it . |
| 6 | Former leader Neil Kinnock is expected to top the NEC poll and Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown , standing for the first time , is also expected to sweep in . |
| 7 | Arthur Leopold of County Cork had taken the picture , and the first time Ellie had tiptoed into the bedroom she had stood for a long time staring at the photograph , because it was the first time she had ever seen the likeness of her dead mother . |
| 8 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
| 9 | In the garden of Burleigh Court , situated near the present Ulster Bank , there stood for a long time an old pear tree known as ‘ King William 's pear tree ’ . |
| 10 | I stood for a long time in a telephone box just to keep out of the slicing rain . |
| 11 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
| 12 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
| 13 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
| 14 | I stood for a long time , staring at the mirror . |
| 15 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
| 16 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 17 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 18 | I began to wonder what was happening when we stood for a long time at Birmingham New Street . |
| 19 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 20 | She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain . |
| 21 | Buchanan stood up , putting on his coat as Warden stood at the same time . |