Example sentences of "she stand for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | She stands for a long moment . |
2 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
3 | I had an old air-raid shelter , partly dug into the ground because of the slope : there was a load of stones on top , waiting to turn the shelter into an apple store disguised as a rockery , and when Mrs Wilson saw this she stood for a long time looking at the hump in the ground and the pile of stones . |
4 | There she stood for a long time , gazing out to sea , her heart full of sadness and her eyes full of tears . |
5 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
6 | She stood for a long time , trying to make sense of her feelings , the words he had said tumbling around in her brain . |
7 | She stood for a few moments catching her breath , then continued through to the kitchen . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |