Example sentences of "stand [adv] as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gianni and Ursula leapt on just as the doors were closing , but Monique , who was now a few yards behind them and whose movements were hampered anyway by her arthritis , was left standing there as the train moved out . |
| 2 | Admittedly the army had stood aside as the monarchy fell in April 1931 , but its acceptance of the Republic was anything but unrestrained . |
| 3 | The doctor and Chief Superintendent Coffin stood aside as the photographer moved in to start his unenviable task of recording the remains . |
| 4 | Griffin , who has already spent years undergoing alcohol-abuse therapy , stood meekly as the sentence was read . |
| 5 | Ace stood silently as the Doctor doffed his hat , and gave Mortimer a cheery smile . |