stand guard

During the exchange, Taliban soldiers with rocket launchers and other heavy weaponry stand guard.

Inside, a pair of cats closely stand guard and a Raggedy Ann doll teeters over in one corner, as Bryk explains his candidacy.

Linda Kasabian, a more recent and squeamish recruit, was left to stand guard at the gate.

Because she is the most important witness to the killings, armed police stand guard at her hospital-room door.

They will staff the local checkpoints and stand guard at important rebel administrative buildings.

The soul of the Indian who has been kind to his dog crosses the log easily, for the dogs stand guard.

I feared he was sent to bring them back, but as they did not return I knew he was ordered to stand guard over them.

Cap Pike left the fire to stand guard over the water barrels and shoo the mules away.

The result of it all was that the two decided that they must stand guard between them until the sun rose.

One of them was to stand guard while the others went in swimming.