Example sentences of "she stand for a [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 .
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