Example sentences of "stood for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier . |
| 2 | It has always been I who have calmed her , though sometimes the Sweeper has come in the evening and stood for a while at her cage and she has calmed in his good presence . |
| 3 | Towards the end of the soirée , Eliot stood for a while by himself in a seemingly abstracted state , and , looking at him across the room , I could not decide whether he was looking in my direction or not . |
| 4 | Wycliffe passed through the general office with a word to the two girls and stood for a while in the yard while the timber-lorry drove away and the big double doors were closed behind it . |
| 5 | He stood for a while in the darkness , hoping that perhaps one of the nuns , Lady Amelia or Dame Agatha , would follow him out , but no one came . |
| 6 | When we reached home , we stood for a moment beside the tree near my gate . |
| 7 | She stood for a moment beside Melissa , looking up at the portrait . |
| 8 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 9 | Maxim got the film and certificates from his room , then stood for a moment at the top of the front steps , looking across the parade ground . |
| 10 | The farmer got out of his car to open the gate and stood for a moment at the bend in the road . |
| 11 | Hundreds of eyes stared fixedly as the laird stepped out onto the gravel and stood for a moment with his chin jutting and his mouth pulled down , like a general reviewing his troops . |
| 12 | She stood for a moment with her head on one side , listening intently . |
| 13 | Angel Four stood for a moment with his back pressed to the closed door of the Prophet 's private suite . |
| 14 | She put down the receiver and stood for a moment with her hand resting on it , her head bowed and her thoughts in turmoil . |
| 15 | He stood for a moment between the columns , staring into the gloom . |
| 16 | She stood for a moment on the other side of the room , sizing me up ( and me sizing her up ) , and then she came over to speak to me . |
| 17 | He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky . |
| 18 | The young man stood for a moment on an overhanging ledge of the bank , looking down at the water ; the dog swam round and round below ; the man 's body was flecked all over with light and the shadow patterns of leaves , so that he seemed some human extension of the place . |
| 19 | He stood for a moment on the promenade in the same huddled way , and then he made his way slowly towards a green-painted seat and sat slowly down on it . |
| 20 | They stood for a moment regarding it , then Meg Dennison said : ‘ When I first came here from London it almost frightened me , the sheer size of it , the way it dominates the headland . |
| 21 | She stood for a moment behind the thick black curtain , unwilling to pull it aside . |
| 22 | On the doorstep of number 54 , Henry stood for a moment in the gloom , flexing his fingers . |
| 23 | She moved to the stairs and stood for a moment in the silence of the hallway , the candle flickering in her hand . |
| 24 | Oliver stood for a moment in terror , the blood rushing through him until he felt he was on fire . |
| 25 | He stood for a moment in silence . |
| 26 | Fenella slithered down from the horse 's back and stood for a moment in the road , feeling the fingers of mist swirl into her face and touch her skin with damp clammy hands . |
| 27 | Athelstan stood for a moment in disbelief , then he moved over to the other bed post : there , in the centre , the artist had etched a life-like horse . |
| 28 | Owen stood for a moment in stunned shock . |
| 29 | Sophie nodded as she cleaned up the wound , then , after giving an injection of antibiotic , she stood for a moment in thought . |
| 30 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |