He stood still a full minute and his eyes flashed fire, as he looked on her crouching figure, in very pride that so queenly a woman should be forced to kneel at his feet--but more in sudden admiration of her marvellous beauty.
Darius's face grew dark and his teeth ground hard together, but he stood still, awaiting what she should say.
The King saw that he had small chance of forcing a way, and he stood still, repeating some prayers the while, lest he should draw his sword and fight, out of sheer anger.
He stood still a moment as though hesitating, and then sat down beside her, but not quite close to her, as he would have done in earlier years.
He stood still a moment, and then came and knelt on one knee beside her, resting his hand upon the carved arm of her chair.
He stood still, as though blinded by a rain of fire, and heard her running as though pursued.
Then he stood still, crying helplessly, under a shower of coarse remarks, especially from the maids.
He stood still, gazing at the door; his brain was working mysteriously.
It stood still for a little and was sulky, but yielded at last, ate the green food and snuffed in his face by way of thanks.
But half-way he stopped, stood still, and then turned back in annoyance.
When almost face to face with her Bogdán stood still.
Thus spake he, and the old man was confounded, and he was dismayed exceedingly, and the hair on his pliant limbs stood up, and he stood still amazed.
And having escaped the long spear he stood still, and a vast anguish drowned his eyes, affrighted that the spear was planted by him so nigh.
Walking into the centre of the great empty drawing-room, he stood still.
He stood still on his four legs, which were trembling furiously, and refused to move.
As soon as I appeared I heard a burst of laughter, and I stood still, rooted to the spot in the doorway.
As for me, I stood still with my mouth open, unable to digest my petits pâtés.
Pyetushkov got up, paced up and down the room in silence, stood still, knitted his brows slightly and scratched his neck.
He stood still, was silent for a little, shook his head.
There waited, shivering in the cold but not feeling it for the cold within,--while the person she was watching stood still a lew moments by the horse-gate and came again with leisurely steps towards her.
He was too vexed and ashamed of himself to be able to utter a word, but when she recovered a little and was leaving the room he stood still by the door in an attitude that seemed to ask her to speak a word to him.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "stood still" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
