Example sentences of "stand [adv] and [vb infin] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not fool enough to stand aside and watch the best thing that 's ever happened to me wither away because I 'm too scared to let it put down roots . |
| 2 | Erm they are going into the villages , they 're making contacts with individual peasants erm it 's those peasants that , that they get to stand up and make the first accusations , it 's those peasants who join the Party erm and the process can build up in , in a way which was more difficult before then . |
| 3 | I did n't have to stand up and tell the whole truth of my heart unless I wanted to . |
| 4 | We have suggested that a feature of leadership is the ability to stand back and take the wider perspective . |
| 5 | I shall stand up and sing the national anthem and encourage all those around me to do the same . ’ |
| 6 | I shall stand up and sing the national anthem and encourage all those around me to do the same . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We can do it if the leadership of this nation will just stand up and do the right thing . ’ |
| 8 | Now let us stand back and see the main shape and character of the tree . |
| 9 | ‘ I will stand here and defy the dreadful minions of Order ! ’ |
| 10 | One of the local pickers , Evan Roberts , said they could not stand by and watch the rival pickers take their living away . |