Example sentences of "stand [adv] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kitchen floors need to be tough enough to withstand all sorts of spills , grease and damp , comfortable enough to stand on for long periods , and handsome to look at . |
| 2 | Never use wicker chairs to stand on for odd jobs around the house . |
| 3 | ‘ If the church is n't going to stand up for good values , who is ? ’ |
| 4 | Reading right-wing papers also made people more inclined to believe the Conservative Party had convincing policies and was likely to keep its promises , that Kinnock was neither decisive , nor trustworthy , nor a good leader of a team , and especially that he could not be relied upon to stand up for British interests against the USSR . |
| 5 | And so there they , they claim that his childhood was relevant , because of this character defect in , in Wilson , his inability to stand up to strong men . |
| 6 | Far more than before , however , and far more substantially because of the growth of TV and other new media , they stand out as dominant features . |
| 7 | Finally ( for now ) , J. Whitby-Smith , of London E11 , highlights a similar confusion about one of my own articles ( ’ Stand by for bad winters ’ , 28 October , 1982 , p 220 ) . |
| 8 | Are we going to fry ( ’ The curious case of the shrinking Sun , ’ New Scientist , 3 March , p 592 ) , or freeze ( ’ Stand by for bad winters ’ , New Scientist , 28 October , 1982 , p 220 ) ? |
| 9 | Nominally a deputy to the chancellor ( for whom he or she does sometimes stand in on ceremonial occasions , such as graduation ceremonies ) , the pro chancellor does have a substantial role , as chair of the council of a university , with overall responsibility for its financial and other non-academic affairs . |
| 10 | We have been told by the Cotswold Pig Development Company that they believe the ‘ White F1 hybrid sows ’ would stand up to outdoor conditions . |
| 11 | In an inquisitorial process of this kind lawyers do not stand out as good investigators ; they appear to be obsessed with the necessity to attribute blame . |
| 12 | You can stand back in practical terms , too — suggesting a couple of hours ' break for people to clear their heads , or that you finish early in order for people to think over proposals and reconvene in the morning . |
| 13 | ‘ Come along , children , we ca n't stand around like lost dogs all day . |
| 14 | A black leather suite was arranged around a white marble fireplace standing starkly against slate-grey walls and carpet . |
| 15 | This involves standing up for personal rights and expressing your thoughts , feelings , and beliefs directly , honestly , and spontaneously in ways that are respectful of the rights of others . |
| 16 | For that very reason , the Government are standing up for British businesses and British services in Brussels as we want more jobs , not fewer . |
| 17 | Pair standing up by central pillars begin to argue — older man about 40 , haggard looking — younger man on defensive . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't see titles standing out in generic displays . ’ |
| 19 | After just a minute or so , especially if we were handling metal , we would need to stop and huff on to frozen fingers , standing around with pained expressions while circulation returned . |
| 20 | They were standing around in frozen postures like a group caught when the music stops in a game of Statues . |
| 21 | The cars stopped and everyone got out , standing around in little groups , talking in hushed voices . |
| 22 | Just standing there like big kids . |
| 23 | Against bands of ‘ experts ’ and administrators , he has stood up for sensible methods of teaching and testing . |
| 24 | Some German agents must have stood out like sore thumbs ( One , codenamed ‘ Garbo ’ , could never figure out English pounds , shillings , and pence , and once reported back to Berlin from Glasgow that there were men there ‘ who would do anything for a litre of wine ’ ( p. 112 ) . ) |
| 25 | The British people understand what is happening in the EC , and they understand that the Government have stood out against other Governments in blocking positive measures which would have benefited our citizens . |
| 26 | East German border guards stood aside in small groups , talking to jubilant and excited citizens . |
| 27 | Where the two met , on tracks like ‘ Kennedy ’ and ‘ Brassneck ’ , it was bliss , but overall , it was a difficult record to feel comfortable with , although it still stood up to repeated plays . |
| 28 | Her dark hair stood up in gelled planes , in the fashion of the time . |
| 29 | The fur on his shoulders stood up in stiff spikes . |
| 30 | They would all be troglodytes before the war was over , thought Lucinda , with eyes that stood out on little stalks . |