1.   After the earthquake only a few houses were still standing.

2.   Few houses were left standing after the tornado.

3.   I looked across to where the Hamilton house must stand in its shadows.

4.   The house stands for oral greediness and how attractive it is to give in to it.

5.   The house stood alone at the end of the road.

6.   The house stood on a ridge of ancient dune, far from the front beach in a neighborhood of tiny old bungalows.

7.   The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact centre of the cyclone.

8.   Today the burnt-out houses stand as a monument to the failed hope that democratic rule would rescue the delta.

9.   The house stands in extensive grounds.

10.   The house stands alone on top of a small hill.