Example sentences of "stood [prep] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Royal Navy stood between the sanctity of Saturday nights and the rest of the world . |
| 2 | This was more than three times the normal fare , and the astonished Annamese stood between the shafts of his vehicle staring after Joseph in amazement until he and Chuck disappeared inside the palace . |
| 3 | By highlighting the threat to the constitution from Labour and Liberal plans for a Scottish Parliament and the proportional representation system by which its members would be elected , he consistently and robustly drove home the message that the Tories alone stood as the party of Union , of collective strength in negotations abroad and strong government at home . |
| 4 | Told to an outsider , the history of a lineage stood for the history of the tribe . |
| 5 | It stood for the whole of Hoggatt 's Lab . |
| 6 | Although only twenty-two houses were represented the syndicat recognised that it stood for the rights of some sixty Champagne houses , virtually the entire trade at the time . |
| 7 | When er I stood for the election of the national organizers for the East of Scotland and I was successful there and I left the Edinburgh branch in May nineteen sixty six to start work with the head office in nine May nineteen sixty six . |
| 8 | Its citizens presumably believed that their interests would be better served if Henry won , for he stood for the preservation of a single sovereign authority ruling in Poitou , England and Normandy , in other words over both ends of La Rochelle 's trade , over wine-growers and wine-drinkers . |
| 9 | ‘ Personal self-denial for the good of others was the first important lesson Annie learned , ’ says Taylor , ‘ and it was a principle by which she stood for the rest of her life . ’ |
| 10 | And there Anne stood for the rest of the day , a lonely little girl with a small white angry face . |
| 11 | Harry stood for the Isle of Man parliament in November officially Independent , ideologically Conservative . |
| 12 | He declined , although a member of GEMA , and stood for the post of national chairman . |
| 13 | But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ . |
| 14 | But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Rebecca Salmon ? ’ said a man who stood behind the desk of the university registry dressed in a corporal 's uniform . |
| 16 | Carrie stood behind the counter of the dining rooms with her fair hair pulled up at the back of her head and held in place with a pair of large bone combs . |
| 17 | He stood near the end of the bed , pulling his shoes on . |
| 18 | The C130 Hercules of RAF Transport Command , markings hurriedly painted out , stood near the end of the runway , its engines running up as a car swung in through the raised barrier , and past the RAF Regiment guard . |
| 19 | A saline drip stood like the Angel of Death beside the bed , a pipe leading to one of her arms which lay by her side atop neatly folded sheets . |
| 20 | The serpent carved there seemed to writhe , its tongue darting , whilst its intended victim , Eve , stood like the personification of innocence with one hand covering her groin , the other raised to hold back her long flowing hair . |
| 21 | But Rachel stood against the powers of myth and imagination . |
| 22 | The chief inspector caught the suspicious glance of two girls who stood against the wall of the railway embankment . |
| 23 | He now stood against the end of the piano , his forearms resting on the top of it . |
| 24 | One approach is to oppose the peasantry to the rest of the population , most of whom can be loosely described as labourers , and then to identify élites which stood above the mass of the people . |
| 25 | For his part , the President stood with the rest of the politburo on the mausoleum of the man who made it all happen — Lenin — and took the salute at the military and civilian parade through Red Square . |
| 26 | Mr O'Malley , of the Parents ' Association , having arrived to see what they had got for their money , stood with the rest of the interested parties , Mr Sylvester and Mrs Bean and Mr and Mrs Singh and quite a lot of the Sports Committee . |
| 27 | Alice , with all the time in the world and nothing better to do , stood with the branches of forsythia blazing yellow in her arms , listening and advising . |
| 28 | She stood with the quality of a wanton twelve year old and must have been , what , seventeen , eighteen ? |
| 29 | IMC troopers stood along the periphery of the room with raised weapons . |
| 30 | The Reverend Mr Evans stood under the shelter of the porch , shaking hands with his congregation as they emerged . |