Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I stand the pressure of two more instalments ? |
| 2 | Can I stand the pressure of two more instalments ? |
| 3 | Can I stand the pressure of two more instalments ? |
| 4 | I stood the bottle on the tiled mantel and continued my chores , rewarding myself with a coffee and a stolen Woodbine in front of the newly-made fire , before fetching the groceries from the corner shop . |
| 5 | Then I stood the door across the end of the bed , so close that Jimbo 's right , dropping foot , where the muscle was n't holding , had no room to drop . |
| 6 | Every so often I stood the treat . |
| 7 | The chariot-teams stand quiet , attendants sitting or crouching around , and between them stand the principals : Oenomaus with his wife Sterope , Pelops with Hippodameia . |
| 8 | We must ask you to stand the first £100 of any consequential loss . |
| 9 | We must ask you to stand the first £100 of any consequential loss . |
| 10 | Yeah , and that wa , she said well it 's an insurance job she said well it do n't matter , you stand the first hundred pound and then erm then the VAT so she said I dread to think what the price of the job were on the insurance ! |
| 11 | But participant observation you stand the best chance really of being able to check the accuracy of what , th they 're telling you in terms of behaviour and wha , and what people say , and what different people say in those situations over the , so you know . |
| 12 | BATMAN 2 ( can you stand the anticipation ? ) starts shooting in Mexico later this year , much to the displeasure of the British film industry : the original Pinewood set has been kept intact since last year at a cost of £60,000 per month . |
| 13 | The other problem is that , assuming a rack is what you want and you can scrape together the readies , what would you choose to put in it , and could you stand the hassle of working out how to put it together , including the MIDI side ? |
| 14 | Ca n't you stand the fact that I 'm seeing you as a fallible human being instead of the flawless cardboard cut-out you like to pretend to be ? ’ |
| 15 | Behind you stood the tall windows , in fives , and the glimpsed interiors always the colour of watery gravy . |
| 16 | She stood the envelope up on the mantel . |
| 17 | If she did n't find a safe corner to rest and eat she stood the chance of being caught . |
| 18 | From where she stood the downward slope and the valley below were clearly visible . |
| 19 | then we stand the possibility of being able to influence our own purchasing issues in order to er er to make it happen . |
| 20 | To be on the safe side why do n't we stand the zinc bath out the rear and let that fill up with rainwater ? ’ |
| 21 | So do we stand the cramping ? |
| 22 | Beside him stands the black guy . |
| 23 | They stand the dolls together and Julie says , ‘ Mine is bigger than hers ’ . |
| 24 | We can all produce fantastic costings for whoever requires them , be it the new Bank Manager , accountant or supplier , but will they stand the test of time ? |
| 25 | Then he turns and walks away , leaving her standing the clearing , with a feeling of having lost a struggle . |
| 26 | In their eyes the Asiatic was a menace to British livelihoods , for behind him stood the reality of the unscrupulous shipowner , of whom anything , however disreputable , could be believed . |
| 27 | Beside him stood the village priest , his face carefully bland . |
| 28 | If you play against a particular army a lot then you 'll naturally try to assemble your own force so that it stands the best possible chance against that foe . |
| 29 | Next to it stands the former bailiff 's castle which is now a historical museum housing several treasures , one of which has a link with America . |
| 30 | Near to it stands the Wailing Wall which is all that remains of the ancient Jewish Temple , . |