Example sentences of "stood [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vote for the neo-Fascist Movimento Sociale Italiano-Destra Nazionale ( MSI-DN ) slipped back from 5.9 per cent in 1987 to 5.4 per cent — giving it 34 seats in the Chamber of Deputies — in spite of the fact that Alessandra Mussolini , the 28-year-old granddaughter of Benito Mussolini , stood successfully as a candidate for the MSI-DN in its Naples stronghold . |
| 2 | They stood together for a moment in the doorway , linking arms proudly . |
| 3 | The bride and the groom , now dressed in their new clothes , stood together on a plank covered with a white cloth which was described as a " seed harrow " ( poruva ) . |
| 4 | The handful of people from the complex , including Rosie and Francisco , stood together in a group , waiting for the bride to come out of her grandfather 's cottage . |
| 5 | As they stood patiently in a doorway waiting for the column to pass , Catherine turned to say something to McLeish and he looked down at her for a long moment . |
| 6 | Once outside , she stood uncertainly for a moment , oblivious to the curious glances of passers-by . |
| 7 | An ice sculpture of a heart , crowned with pink roses , stood precariously on a plinth at the end of the room . |
| 8 | A double-barrelled twelve-gauge stood upright in a gun rack between the two front seats . |
| 9 | Fernie stood irresolutely for a moment . |
| 10 | They stood then for a moment in mutual silence and surprise , rather as Sophia and Rupert had stood on Ianthe 's doorstep , or like two strange cats meeting each other for the first time . |
| 11 | I stood fearfully against a board as in rapid succession the knives flashed through the air and encircled my body . |
| 12 | William Darling stood there with a candle in his hand . |
| 13 | I stood there with a suit on my shoulder and said who I was . |
| 14 | I stood there with a mop at the side , and he sort of looked at me and all the water the came in ! |
| 15 | I stood there for a while in the damp grey afternoon and whispered : ‘ Godspeed . ’ |
| 16 | Adam closed the front door and stood there for a moment as if he could not wrench himself away . |
| 17 | He stood there for a moment and then said , in a gentler voice , " I did n't mean that the way it sounded … " |
| 18 | Tod stood there for a moment , staring at the clock 's face , and then the mirror 's face , with a sallow smile . |
| 19 | Fergus stood there for a moment . |
| 20 | She stood there for a moment in confusion , the lantern in her hand shedding a golden light on the creamy folds of her dress where the dark fur had fallen open over it , her hand to her eyes , shading them against the lantern light , her brow creased with puzzlement . |
| 21 | They stood there for a moment without speaking . |
| 22 | He stood there for a time , head bowed and in the end , simply said no . |
| 23 | I just stood there like a goof waiting for him to introduce her . |
| 24 | He stood there like a stone figure . |
| 25 | I stood there like a fool , watching him . |
| 26 | She was so startled that she just stood there like a dummy , and then , before she quite knew how it had happened , her wet sweater had been whipped over her head , a dry towel thrust into her hand and she was halfway into the hall . |
| 27 | Tim stood there like a schoolboy waiting to be dismissed from the headmaster 's study . |
| 28 | A man stood there in a dressing gown . |
| 29 | But he stood there in a pew , with the flowers . |
| 30 | ‘ He just stood there in a cloud of smoke , ’ recalls one of the people first through the door after him , ‘ while they effed and blinded at him and told him what they thought of what had been going on in the hall . |