Sentence examples for stands to pull from inspiring English sources

Mahorn, who went into the stands to pull Ron Artest away from fans during the Pacers-Pistons brawl four years ago, told reporters after the game that he was trying to play peacemaker again.

Can't stand to pull down your bookmarks one more time?

The voice we used when ordering drinks, the way we stood to pull this or that from the overhead compartment: everything was choreographed for the benefit of the stranger across the aisle.

To prevent levels of overexploitation that stand to pull the environmental rug from under our own feet, we need to ditch the economic models responsible, and fundamentally it is Plimsoll lines not dollar signs that we need to attach to nature.

But only until the instant I stood to pull up my underpants and caught my charm bracelet in the lace.

As soldiers approached the sacristy, one of the young sons of defender Anthony Wolf stood to pull a blanket over his shoulders.

The media companies and their local stations -- including goliaths like CBS and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp -- stand to pull in as much as $3 billion this year from political ads.

Under the twin strains of refugee traffic and terrorism the Schengen agreement has almost expired – and Mr Hansen stands ready to pull teeth.

President Robert G. Mugabe warned that the army stood ready to "pull the trigger" against anyone seeking to topple him.

As easily as the French took to Starbucks, iPods and Nike, they still stand ready to pull up the cultural drawbridge at any sign that their Gallic essence is in jeopardy.

House Republican leaders — on the verge of a monthlong August recess — told the Senate they stand ready to pull the House back into session to reach agreement on legislation to avert the expiration of tax cuts and the imposition of across-the-board defense cuts set to begin in January.