Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] stand for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That was a reverse of the journey we made so many times to council planning meetings , ’ said Steve Clarke , chairman of the Supporters ' Club and standing for election to the board . |
| 2 | And , as he finished pouring their brandies , she walked ahead of him through the open doorway and stood for a moment before the huge window , listening to the music , gazing out to sea , aware of a sense of peace and deep contentment . |
| 3 | Hundreds of eyes stared fixedly as the laird stepped out onto the gravel and stood for a moment with his chin jutting and his mouth pulled down , like a general reviewing his troops . |
| 4 | By that I mean that I see the New English Art Club as standing for a cultured , civilised , very English approach to art — a kind of visual stability . |
| 5 | She shut the window and stood for a moment , her hands still on the bottom bar of the sash , arrested by a sudden thought . |
| 6 | She replaced the phone in Bishop Julian 's hall and stood for a moment indecisively . |
| 7 | He said , ‘ Do have a look at the price of some of the things in here , there 's even a knitting machine ’ and there for all to see was an Erka Twinbed Knitting Machine with carrying case and stand for 45 guineas , the very thing Grace Worrell had been asking about in the letter I had been reading only a few seconds before . |
| 8 | This is precisely the minefield that King is gleefully preparing to step into with her debut novel O.P.P. ( a title lifted from the rap hit by Naughty By Nature and standing for Other People 's , uh , Property ) . |
| 9 | He straightened up , came to the front of the shop and stood for a moment looking out impassively . |
| 10 | It has always been I who have calmed her , though sometimes the Sweeper has come in the evening and stood for a while at her cage and she has calmed in his good presence . |
| 11 | The Leeds manager would never have been given air time on general football matters as he was always perceived as someone who was fronting an organisation that stood for the worst things in football . |
| 12 | They 're going overland by motorbike ; it 's all in aid of SNAP the charity that stands for Support for the Sick Newborn and their Parents at the John Radcliffe Hospital . |
| 13 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 14 | Fenella slithered down from the horse 's back and stood for a moment in the road , feeling the fingers of mist swirl into her face and touch her skin with damp clammy hands . |
| 15 | It was dark and the lamps were lit and they might not have seen Sesostris if he had not had to step aside to avoid a porter with a heavy bundle on his back and stand for a moment in the light from a shop front . |
| 16 | She moved to the stairs and stood for a moment in the silence of the hallway , the candle flickering in her hand . |
| 17 | But resemblance can not explain how a thinker could experience one object as standing for another ; for how could the fact that a particular datum is similar to other things mean anything to a thinker unless he experienced it as being like many others — that is , unless he grasped it , not just as a particular but as an instance of a kind ? |
| 18 | He opened the front door and stood for a moment on the step looking at the glimmer of light touching the pale dome of the church and the glow of the city thrown up against the sky . |
| 19 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 20 | I kept on down to the river and stood for a while to watch the coal-barges slide along the black , shiny water . |
| 21 | Wycliffe passed through the general office with a word to the two girls and stood for a while in the yard while the timber-lorry drove away and the big double doors were closed behind it . |
| 22 | The farmer got out of his car to open the gate and stood for a moment at the bend in the road . |
| 23 | He got out but before going to knock at the door , crossed the road and stood for a moment contemplating Ivy Cottage . |
| 24 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 25 | Jesus asked for the ‘ cup ’ to be taken away from him ; the cup that stands for death : |
| 26 | then star that stands for a wild card , that 'll do all files which have got the back up . |
| 27 | She put down the receiver and stood for a moment with her hand resting on it , her head bowed and her thoughts in turmoil . |
| 28 | Sprinkle with salt , cover with a plate and stand for 30 minutes . |
| 29 | His call for Strathclyde councillors to reject cuts and stand for re-election if the Scottish Office decided to cap the region 's budget was rejected by Labour . |
| 30 | In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office . |