Example sentences of "[conj] stood [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has been discovered by the feminists , who have rescued her from being seen as a minor pastoralist ; but in certain cases , they have also subject her to psycho-symbolic sexual analysis which she would have loathed , or blamed her for not having cared more for sexual politics or stood out for lesbian sexuality . |
| 2 | In the afternoons he sometimes helped with games , or stood in for Bill Muggeridge in the gym , if Bill wanted to go home and check up on his wife ( which he quite often did ) . |
| 3 | There were two other things that stood out for me , though . |
| 4 | And he bustled out on to the landing to fetch a straight-backed chair that stood there for no particular reason . |
| 5 | Their administrators then proceeded to act in accordance with what they took to be the finest traditions of their service and stood up for them . |
| 6 | The 35-year-old gave birth to his son a year ago and stood up for her husband during his trial . |
| 7 | Is it not time the hon. Gentleman did the job he is paid for and stood up for British sport ? |
| 8 | Joe is a very kind man and always was Pip 's friend and stood up for him , but after he wants more , he is embarrassed . |
| 9 | Adam closed the front door and stood there for a moment as if he could not wrench himself away . |
| 10 | She drew aside the curtain of a small window and stood back for me to see the picture thus revealed . |
| 11 | Walking along the top landing , he flung open a door at the end , and stood back for her to enter . |
| 12 | In earlier times , the family had often held the key to power and women had more opportunity to influence affairs : thus , in feudal times , the Lady of the Manor supervised a large household , exercised great practical authority over both men and women , and stood in for her husband in his frequent absences from home . |
| 13 | Kate Miskin pushed open the first door on the left and stood aside for Dalgliesh and Massingham to enter . |
| 14 | Craig opened the door to the house and stood aside for her to enter . |
| 15 | He pushed the door open and stood aside for Bourne to see . |
| 16 | He walked off in front of her and Jenna had no choice at all ; she followed and only had time to glare at him reproachfully as he opened the door and stood aside for her , and then Marguerite was there . |
| 17 | She spoke in short , clipped sentences and stood aside for Rachel to enter the house . |
| 18 | He helped her up the veranda steps and , taking a large key from his pocket , opened the arched door and stood aside for her to precede him . |