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Free sign upThe phrase "and stood by a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a physical position or location in relation to an object or person.
Example: "She looked around the room and stood by a window, enjoying the view outside."
Alternatives: "and positioned herself next to a" or "and remained beside a".
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Honesburger and the Canadian cop, Larry Hay, went to Toronto International Airport and stood by a bank of pay phones.
"I thought as long as I worked for a company and stood by a company and spoke well of a company, the company would stand by me.
There was that time, too, at the engagement picnic in Hyde Park, when I excused myself from all the socialising and went and stood by a bush.
So Ed Miliband put his personal ambition first, and stood by a prime minister who was leading the party to defeat.
Bradley Cooper took Lady Gaga's hand as they walked up from the audience to the stage and stood by a piano.
A Monsanto spokesman in Brazil said the company was unaware of the developments and stood by a commitment made in 1999 not to pursue terminator technology.
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The mayor and police chief blasted prosecutors' decision and stood by an investigation that concluded Smollett staged a fake attack in January.
Another woman, Nahla Abid, said she called out in Hebrew that those in hiding wanted only peace, and that the soldiers ordered them to come out and stand by a tank.
Foreign policy advisers say they have made similar arguments: look to the future, not the past, and stand by a vote that was based on military intelligence that was widely accepted at the time.
"The fox" then goes and stands by a wall or on an imaginary line.
He has poisoned an innocent child, taken out a contract on his longtime partner, and stood by and watched a young woman choke to death.
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