Example sentences of "and stood [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He served in the RAF for five years and stood as a candidate in the 1984 Euro elections and in the 1987 general election . |
| 2 | This confident 31-year-old financial advisor was a leading Young Conservative and stood as a candidate for Tynebridge in the 1987 election . |
| 3 | There was an owl whose names was Blanche perch bravely on a narrow branch when she asked if she could fly , the others said into the sky high , high , high , so one fine day they came out and stood on a branch all big and stout , she jumped , she thought that she could fly |
| 4 | At times my sleepy little daughter was brought down from the nursery and stood on a stool while John draped pieces of material on her and showed me how he wanted the costume move and flow , and so help to illustrate what he wanted to express and convey to an audience . |
| 5 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 6 | I kept on down to the river and stood for a while to watch the coal-barges slide along the black , shiny water . |
| 7 | It has always been I who have calmed her , though sometimes the Sweeper has come in the evening and stood for a while at her cage and she has calmed in his good presence . |
| 8 | Then he turned and stood for a while gazing out at the Pacific . |
| 9 | Wycliffe passed through the general office with a word to the two girls and stood for a while in the yard while the timber-lorry drove away and the big double doors were closed behind it . |
| 10 | Hundreds of eyes stared fixedly as the laird stepped out onto the gravel and stood for a moment with his chin jutting and his mouth pulled down , like a general reviewing his troops . |
| 11 | He got out but before going to knock at the door , crossed the road and stood for a moment contemplating Ivy Cottage . |
| 12 | She moved to the stairs and stood for a moment in the silence of the hallway , the candle flickering in her hand . |
| 13 | He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky . |
| 14 | Raynor came to a stop outside a thick , low door set into the wall , and stood for a moment looking at it , as if summoning up some inner resolve . |
| 15 | Fenella slithered down from the horse 's back and stood for a moment in the road , feeling the fingers of mist swirl into her face and touch her skin with damp clammy hands . |
| 16 | It was at that point that the stranger entered the dining-room , and stood for a moment looking round him as if in search of an acquaintance . |
| 17 | She shut the window and stood for a moment , her hands still on the bottom bar of the sash , arrested by a sudden thought . |
| 18 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 19 | The farmer got out of his car to open the gate and stood for a moment at the bend in the road . |
| 20 | She replaced the phone in Bishop Julian 's hall and stood for a moment indecisively . |
| 21 | She put down the receiver and stood for a moment with her hand resting on it , her head bowed and her thoughts in turmoil . |
| 22 | He straightened up , came to the front of the shop and stood for a moment looking out impassively . |
| 23 | She pulled the door quickly behind her , and stood for a moment , breathing fast . |
| 24 | Isambard caught up both , and stood for a moment staring down with a formidable frown at Harry , who nursed his bruised wrists and glared back , expecting a blow and tensing every muscle to receive it without a tremor . |
| 25 | Markby joined her on the further side and they both stopped to watch as their bovine companions lumbered up and stood in a row staring at them expectantly , tossing muddy heads . |
| 26 | He placed the hook in the worn pocket and stood in a sling . |
| 27 | I 've been to Newark on a Friday night and stood in a line with others on a night shift at a w wooden hut in the yard whilst a clerk from the pay office came to meet us , the day shift finishing at er , say five o'clock . |
| 28 | The children had got to their feet and stood in a line across the path , observing the two adults with passive faces . |
| 29 | I started to walk across to the pile and as I did , all my toys came to life and stood in a line facing me . |
| 30 | They were both good dancers and gradually the other couples drifted off the floor and stood in a circle watching them . |