Sentence examples for they stood about from inspiring English sources

They stood about, thumbing through the contents page of the book, before rushing off to Baker Street.

Nidal Malik Hasan, they stood about eight feet apart, and each of them was holding a gun.

They stood about as if they had a reason to, and Cecilia avoided looking in their direction.

They stood about thirty feet apart and were partly covered with brush or vines; they looked like square pillars.

"They raise important questions about where that species originated". By piecing the skeletal remains together, researchers estimate they stood about 1.5 metres tall and had brains a little more than half the size of those in modern humans.

By piecing the skeletal remains together, researchers estimate they stood about 1.5 metres tall and had brains a little more than half the size of those in modern humans.

They stand about six feet tall and look like naked human beings.

They stand about 15 inches (38 cm), weigh 16 to 18 pounds (7 to 8 kg), and are predominantly white with black or black-and-tan markings.

They stand about 30 centimetres (12 inches) at the shoulder and characteristically seem to walk on the hoof tips of their slender legs.

Colbert's plantation apart, the best oaks in the Troncais are now approaching 200 years of age, and they stand about 120 feet high, 24 to the acre.

They stand about 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30.5 cm) and weigh 25 to 38 pounds (11 to 17 kg).