Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lift they entered was crowded , forcing them to stand close together , the brush of Luke 's jacket sleeve against her bare arm adding to the difficulty of trying to sort out what she was going to say to him before she agreed to get into the car with him . |
| 2 | Anne and Sarah tried to keep the peace but Miss Meers was a slave driver , and would never allow them to stand still for a moment . |
| 3 | We can add also to the fact that fifteen billion dollars a year right , is lost by er third country exporters , alright so we still add another fifteen on there per year that is erm errr oh yes , same study again erm suggest that in nineteen eighty six , eighty seven the year they look looking at , over forty percent , right of support to U S farmers , forty percent , nearly half of all support to U S farmers , quote merely offset the losses created by policies of other industrialised countries alright so nearly half of the support given to farmers in the U S alright we t to get them to stand still in in er in numerative terms , right . |
| 4 | An illuminated indicator told them to stand clear of the doors and then they closed . |
| 5 | The dog was as good as telling me to stand still , but … ’ |
| 6 | But I stand firm on Sherlock Holmes . |
| 7 | I stand still , quietened and numbed . |
| 8 | I stand still . |
| 9 | I stand still , eyes closed , the cold blessed water on my face and neck , soaking into my shoes . |
| 10 | ‘ Sir , I stand relieved . ’ |
| 11 | He responded by explaining to the chairman of the committee , the fashionable playwright and military man John Burgoyne , how he had entered Murshidabad the capital of Bengal as a conqueror and how bankers and jewellers had rushed forward to thrust presents on him ; and , he concluded , as he thought back to the moment of triumph , ‘ By God , Mr. Chairman , I stand amazed at my own moderation . ’ |
| 12 | Before making more coffee I stand silent for a full minute , to be sure there 's nothing out there I should have heard . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's a task in which I stand ready to join John Major whenever he is ready to begin , ’ he said . |
| 14 | I stood still , listening . |
| 15 | But when I reached the great stone columns of the main gate , I stood still in horror . |
| 16 | I stood still . |
| 17 | I stood entranced , as I must confess I always did , while she slipped her shiny white military-style raincoat off its hanger behind the door and buttoned herself into it . |
| 18 | All the while I stood listening and Frankie sat calmly on the sofa reading his comic as though nothing was happening . |
| 19 | The pigeon lay soft and warm on my belly , and I stood listening while my metabolism returned to something like normal . |
| 20 | However , I stood firm and declined to be drawn . |
| 21 | ‘ Jimi was playing in the rain and I stood right at the front of the stage and water dripped right off the tips of his boots onto my head . |
| 22 | You sat in that same spot and I stood right here . |
| 23 | Splashing her limbs to get used to the cold , she turned and looked at me with a hint of mischief , as I stood naked staring at her . |
| 24 | I stood ready with the boat-hook to make sure we did n't bump against the rocks of the mooring . |
| 25 | I stood unmoving and listened to those words , and thought of Harry . |
| 26 | I stood alone on the beach next to the elaborate italics of Oliver ( the others had done capitals , of course ) , and I looked up towards the camera , and Stuart shouted ‘ Cheese ! ’ and Gillian shouted ‘ Gorgonzola ! ’ and Stu shouted ‘ Camembert ! ’ and Gillian shouted ‘ Dolcelatte ! ’ and suddenly I had this crying fit . |
| 27 | I stood alone outside , watching some of the stronger girls playing , trying to forget the bitter cold , and thinking about my life . |
| 28 | I stood alone and watched the Wheels-and-brakes Boys again . |
| 29 | Some eternal quality in the atmosphere seized me and I stood silent , listening to dogs barking distantly in the hills . |
| 30 | I stood irresolute . |