The referee stood by, uncertain as to whether he should break the two apart, and the dissatisfied crowd pushed into the ring.

The referee stood over him, shouting the count of the fatal seconds in his ear.

One referee stands on each side of the pool.

A senior international referee of my acquaintance was standing nearby and confirmed my opinion.

The referee stands at the side of the piste.

The fight went to the ground briefly and, once the referee stood both fighters up, they continued with the striking, having Sugiyama the advantage.

When the period (or match) has concluded, the referee stands at the center of the mat facing the officials' table.

Now the game had finally moved to the part of the field where the referees were standing around having coffee.

The referee then stood the fighters up due to inactivity.

"He had slapped me on my wrist, but the referee was standing right there and he didn't make the call."