Example sentences of "stood [adv prt] [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Jack stood up as the Glory rocked to and fro . |
2 | He stood up as the door swung open . |
3 | And she stood up as the song ended , clapping with all her might . |
4 | I stood up as the Sergeant approached . |
5 | Everybody stood up as the Corporal walked in . |
6 | In such company Minton stood out as the tutor with a more Continental outlook . |
7 | They stood by while the policeman asked for help as he was being punched . ’ |
8 | We stood by while the assistant talked |
9 | Roads were closed and eight ambulances stood by as the cloud drifted towards the villages of Wincham and Lostock Gralam . |