Example sentences of "[noun sg] stand over " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the heart of the development a new glazed roof stands over the two-level shopping area . |
| 2 | A FAMILY who discovered that their centuries-old manor stands over ‘ the lost palace ’ of the last Welsh prince are fighting a desperate battle to keep their home . |
| 3 | The figure standing over him . |
| 4 | Then , still a little dopey , she glanced back with a frown at the dark , menacing figure standing over her . |
| 5 | Then he saw his old friend Jekyll in bed , while the same faceless figure stood over him . |
| 6 | The figure stood over the prostrate Doctor . |
| 7 | The stranger stood over him . |
| 8 | In the back kitchen of The Hangman 's Arms , Milcom Moloch , a young man 's dream stood over the frying pan . |
| 9 | A headstone of Thatcherite granite stands over the ministerial grave of that consensual Tory , Francis Pym — in real life , still happily with us in the House of Lords . |
| 10 | Have ready a piece of butter muslin wrung out in warm water , doubled , and laid in a sieve standing over the bowl or deep wide jar in which the butter is to be stored . |
| 11 | A waiter stood over them , sadly staring at the bill in its saucer . |
| 12 | An android stood over her . |
| 13 | In both there is a differentiated level of criticism standing over and above both art and life . |
| 14 | More top brass ? ’ he inquired of the policeman standing over us as he wrote down our names and addresses . |
| 15 | A young policeman stood over her to her right . |
| 16 | The policeman stood over him . |
| 17 | Tommy 's friend stood over it . |
| 18 | They arrived at the edge of the trees just in time to see Angel One advance to stand over the sprawled figure of Brett Grant . |
| 19 | When the woman standing over him returned to her place , Joseph rose to his feet and made his way unsteadily towards the back of the hut , calling Paul by name . |
| 20 | And he , that robber-bandit , that safe-cracker , that highwayman standing over there with his socks around his ankles stole it and ate it ! ’ |
| 21 | The inspector stood over them . |
| 22 | The sea 's cut into Slains 's yard is as deep and threatening as a wound , and on the far side , only a little sward exists between the front of the castle and the cliff standing over the water . |
| 23 | He fell , and was dimly conscious of Isay standing over him , swaying like a tree in a gale under the assault of his countrymen ; then another figure joined him . |
| 24 | There was a man standing over the patient looking down at the face completely encased in bandages . |
| 25 | When John Logie Baird was born I do not doubt that a star stood over the little saviour 's cradle . |
| 26 | Then the lights went up and I saw the chucker-out standing over us . |
| 27 | I went into the cabin and saw a huge shape standing over the dead body . |
| 28 | I was taken completely by surprise to find Dad standing over me . |
| 29 | ‘ Come along , Emily , dear , ’ Aunt Sophie was at her side , catching her arm , leading her back into the centre of the room where the vicar stood over the coffin , ready to pay his last respects to Thomas Grenfell . |