Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Past more bushes now , I stand for a moment on the edge of a sacred area , which I share with the rabbits for which it is home .
2 When it is my turn to use the phone , I stand for a minute with two ten pence coins in my hand .
3 We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening .
4 We stand for a de democratic party but we will not allow a bunch of politicians to hijack this party !
5 We stand for the liberty of the individual — Habeas Corpus . ’
6 We stand for the removal of suspicion in the country .
7 They 're bigger than us , they stand for a bigger establishment than we do , like , we 're just little and they stand for bigger things , and you try to get your own back .
8 They stand for a moment locked by their feelings in an awkward embrace .
9 Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent .
10 It would obviously be the worst of craftsmanship to score the first four bars as they stand for the violins and viola and at the fifth bar to weaken one of the parts by division .
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