Example sentences of "[noun pl] stood [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Live snakes stood in for ropes , constricting viciously . |
| 2 | It is not certain how many of the leading members were privy to this scheme : Lloyd-Greame seems to have sat on the fence ; Hoare , Wood , Cave , Salisbury and some of the other peers stood out for Baldwin , but this was not contained in the advice which convinced Stamfordham . |
| 3 | But Mike Medavoy , head of Orion Pictures and producer of Colors stood up for him , saying , ‘ Give the kid a break . |
| 4 | As the flames died down and the dancers stood back for the family to precede them upstairs into the Long Room , there was a subtle change in the atmosphere . |
| 5 | As always , however , a few items stood out for rarity , beauty , or sheer high price . |
| 6 | Well , it 's time we men stood up for ourselves . |