Example sentences of "stand on the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We stand on the brink of an outstanding result . ’ |
| 2 | We stand on the brink of two momentous decisions at Maastricht . |
| 3 | Throughout the season , film-makers and critics will discuss their work and ideas with audiences to explore the prevailing themes of French cinema ; recent state support for new directors , particularly through television ; and the possibilities of developing Anglo-French co-productions as our two nations stand on the threshold of the new Europe . |
| 4 | There is no certainty that it will happen but it is possible that the deaf people of this country and of other EC countries stand on the threshold of a breakthrough in their fortunes . |
| 5 | These can in turn be described in detail by the zonal space and excursion relationships as follows ( see Figure 2.19 ) : A loose pin in a hole may rest on the adjoining surfaces and stand on the bottom of the hole . |
| 6 | Formby now stand on the verge of a top-six place in Division Two . |
| 7 | Fall down , go right and collect the painting , use the painted ledges and stars from the cauldron to get back to the start , go left and climb up the stairs from the cauldron , go right and bounce up to the platform to your right , go to the right of the cloud and paint some ledges to get into the castle , stand on the wall to your right and paint some ledges to go right to the edge of the castle , go up and collect the piece of painting , go down , then up the left side of the window using the painted ledges . |
| 8 | If you stand on the border of Hungary and the Soviet Union , you are nearer to Lisbon than the Urals . |
| 9 | The words , ‘ Let's get this country moving again , ’ and ‘ We stand on the edge of a New Frontier , ’ were actually spoken by Kennedy , while 32 years later Bill Clinton promised to ‘ lift up the American people , ’ and of , ‘ a victory of hope over fear … instead of four more tired old years , four new years . ’ |
| 10 | Bob and I stand on the edge of the dance-floor and discuss the clientele . |
| 11 | Roger , we stand on the edge of darkness . |
| 12 | We all stand on the edge of a darkened ring . |
| 13 | Huge buttresses built in the last century to protect St Mary 's Church now stand on the edge of the shore . |
| 14 | Today and in the future they regard the borders of all states in Europe as inviolable as they stand on the day of the signing of this treaty . |
| 15 | For example , where does informed thinking now stand on the future of the railways , or , for that matter , the development of alternative energy sources ? |
| 16 | They do n't care whether I stand on the side of a screen or front stage so long as they can see me , hear me , Karl Gesner . |
| 17 | Put a piece of rope and , and stand on the end of it and pull . |
| 18 | For my next trick , I 'm going wrap myself in a union jack and stand on the terracing at Parkhead . |
| 19 | To make it harder for vermin to get into 'em they used to draw a wagon alongside a stack , and stand on the wagon with a scythe and then trim the stack . |