Example sentences of "stand [adv] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be intriguing to see how Brecht 's play stands up at a time when Communism is loosening its ideological hold . |
| 2 | The forward rates quoted by banks in the foreign exchange market stand either at a premium or discount in relation to the spot rate . |
| 3 | In September 1869 he writes : " I really do stand now at a centre from which Schopenhauerian threads reach out into all parts of the world " ; and it was in April , on th eve of his departure for Basle , that he had expressed the ambition to infuse his own philological discipline with " that Schopenhauerian seriousness … ; |
| 4 | Liz won the chance to make a bungee jump after an equally brave feat — standing up at a karaoke night and singing Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree . |
| 5 | He 's far more likely to catch a chill standing about at a show or in the hunting field than after a bath , as long as you take the right precautions . |
| 6 | The Glovers stood around at a loss ; this did not seem to be the sort of place in which business could be carried on . |