"stand" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- For some time it merely stood there facing the remains of its own kind.
- George merely stood, shifting weight from one foot to the other.
- The man paid her no attention, merely stood staring at the River as though he wanted nothing more than to be deep inside it himself.
- He merely stood there and made the far mountains ring with his words.
- Knot decided to do nothing, merely standing in place for five minutes, no matter what.
- He merely stood by until I should have occasion to speak to him.
- "When blood is being spilled, the state cannot merely stand by," he said.
- They were making no effort to fight, but merely stood their ground.
- Instead, he merely stood and looked, his mouth a tight line.
- He'd done all the real work, while she merely stood by.
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