Example sentences of "they stood [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact they stood for National War Museum . |
| 2 | As they stood on either side of the door looking at one another she felt as if a magic elixir was being created , ready to cure a disease . |
| 3 | Their eyes were identically glazed in male and female as they stood on either side of a seated broadclothed patriarch . |
| 4 | Glaring from one to the other as they stood on either side of the bed , she said crossly to Lucy , ‘ So you 've brought him to see me at last . |
| 5 | Music played softly in the background as they stood on either side of the hearth , smiling uncertainly at one another like former lovers reunited after a long absence and wondering whether they still had anything in common . |
| 6 | The images were still as clear as the rain that had fallen so dispiritedly on the mourners as they stood at one side of the grave while the rector had intoned the fateful words . |
| 7 | After all the hassle they should know exactly where they stood with each other , Merrill thought as she dressed on Saturday evening . |
| 8 | They stood with rigid tension listening to the brooding silence of the jungle all around them . |
| 9 | Now , bearded to bandaged face , they stood in utter stillness . |
| 10 | When those brief moments of ecstasy were over and the everyday world took precedence again , they stood in shocked silence while Bert Rafferty carried Celia up the cliff . |
| 11 | They stood in deep shadow by the wall of the bridge . |
| 12 | Above the rush and scurry of the traffic they stood in monumental stillness , each leaf precisely outlined against the deep blue sky . |
| 13 | They stood in fascinated awe as the immense panelled surface slid past . |
| 14 | The project involved an in-depth analysis of British Steel 's operating units to examine how they stood against international competition . |