Example sentences of "stand for a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before dusk Holly and those who had arrived that day were taken to the Bath house to stand for a few moments beneath the trickle of lukewarm water . |
| 2 | Mustard should be allowed to stand for a few minutes after mixing and before serving to allow the flavour to develop , but mix little and often the flavour will be retained but the pungency will soon be lost . |
| 3 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 4 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 5 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
| 6 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |
| 7 | We left the infirmary , standing for a few minutes outside , drinking in the sweet morning air . |
| 8 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 9 | Mark stood for a few moments at the corner of Parliament Street and Bridge Street . |
| 10 | He stood for a few moments thinking , and looking apprehensively from one stallion to the other . |
| 11 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 12 | She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen . |
| 13 | Melissa found its clean , uncluttered lines at once calming and uplifting , and she stood for a few moments just inside the door , absorbing the tranquil atmosphere . |
| 14 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 15 | Morse and Max stood for a few moments silently just outside the front door of the Kemp residence . |
| 16 | K. Peacock , of Belgrave Terrace , Hurworth Place , Darlington , remembers the whole class stood for a few minutes ' silence when told the news at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School . |
| 17 | She barely noticed it at all as she stood for a few seconds in front of the mirror and pulled the comb through her hair . |
| 18 | Climbing out , stood for a few seconds to let his eyes adjust to the pale moonlight , then he stepped through the gap and began to pick his way carefully down the uneven terrain of the slope , towards the crashed car below . |
| 19 | John stood for a few seconds contemplating the receding lights of the tanker , he dropped the revs on the engine then settled himself . |
| 20 | The decapitated head spun like a ball in the air , lips still moving ; his trunk stood for a few seconds in its own fountain of hot red gore before crashing on to the blood-stained ice . |