The sign stood for some four decades before being removed.

The sign stood in the pedestrian way, but it wasn't an obstacle to the people.

A sign stood on the front lawn at the school:

A sign indicating water depth still stands in its original position.

At the end of the story the sign is standing firmly in the ground.

A black felt sign stood on an easel just inside the door.

One usually says that a sign stands for an object to an agent, an interpreter.

A sign still stands marking the location of the old station.

However, the original sign indicating entrance into the town is still standing today.

Above it, the green signs they had first spotted from across the way stood clear.