Example sentences of "[adj] stand the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 8/319 stands the enchanting former garden pavilion of the house . |
| 2 | At the bottom of the forge was a water trough whilst some two feet in front of this stood the anvil , on a base cut from an elm trunk some three feet in diameter and two in height . |
| 3 | Beside this stood the cooker , installed , apparently , by someone who distrusted the island 's electricity supply ; it was a gas cooker , and had been placed there to be within easy reach of the cylinders of Calor gas that stood just outside the window under a lean-to , beside a stack of peat . |
| 4 | Relatives of the boys murdered by Harris found it similarly gratifying to stand the other side of a thick glass window and watch Harris choke to death on cyanide gas . |
| 5 | when they are not fit to stand the journey to the wards straight away . ’ |
| 6 | Should we not remind the House that that legislation was supposed to stand the test of time ? |
| 7 | Before the Brownings left Florence she had enquired of Mr Browning how things stood and had been told very ill , but that this must be kept from his wife until she was in the warm south and better able to stand the inevitable end of it all . |
| 8 | Nannerl must certainly have a fur rug for the journey , or she will not be able to stand the cold in a half-open coach . |
| 9 | He wondered if he would be able to stand the lodging house for much longer . |
| 10 | You would n't be able to stand the sight or sound of yourself after a week . ’ |
| 11 | Out of form over a long period , Lyle did not feel that he would be able to stand the pressure . |
| 12 | Erm not up to visitors , ma erm , sh she has limited the times she 's visited because she 's got the children , and he 's just really not able to stand the children |
| 13 | While he soldiered on , wife Norma was unable to stand the pace . |
| 14 | Over the years I was to meet Irish women who , unable to stand the barrages of racism , distorted and changed their accents in order to pass . |
| 15 | Can you imagine the effect on a monthly medal field if the members dropped out on the basis that they had not been playing well and they felt they were unable to stand the pressure ? |
| 16 | Herdwicks start lambing a year after other breeds because they need to grow enough to stand the harsh climate . |
| 17 | At 4/506 stands the imposing Lichtenstein Palace . |
| 18 | At the Foxhall Hotel , a single track leaves the Promenade line and runs down the centre of the narrow Princess Street , turning into Blundell Street , Here until 1982 stood the original tram depot , as rebuilt in 1898 for the conversion of the system to overhead line . |
| 19 | They think we should breed lambs off them and we do n't do that because they are too young to stand the environment , ’ Mr Hartley said . |
| 20 | But against that stood the report of his excellent behaviour over the last month . |
| 21 | In its last stand the Wadeville Soccer team defeated Germiston 2–1 and with storm clouds gathering , hopefully signalling the arrival of the summer rains and to the delight of their enthusiastic supporters , John Shaw presented the Wadeville Memorial Cup to Levi Mapena , captain of the winning team . |