Example sentences of "[not/n't] stand [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boundary-maintaining function just does not stand up as a function of crime or deviance . |
| 2 | Her balance was very poor ; she could not stand up on her own , because strong associated reactions would pull her left side over ; her left Achilles tendon was extremely tight ; her left shoulder was very painful ; her arm was pulled into a bent position , with the hand tightly closed in a fist ( flexor spasm ) ; she could hardly sit up straight because of the severe spastic muscle pull on the left side of her body ; her mother had to push Dawn everywhere in her wheelchair , and give her total nursing support . |
| 3 | A DoH source describes cases where a decision is taken not to record an interview because the child 's lack of English , learning difficulty , or age mean workers believe the evidence may not stand up under cross examination . |
| 4 | Mikkelborg 's composition probably would not stand up without Davis , but then it was not designed to . |
| 5 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 6 | Why not stand up for the uniquely British spirit embodied by Richard Lester ( who 's American — DQ ) , Rita Tushingham , Shelagh Delaney , Tom Courtenay , etc . |
| 7 | I would n't normally ask but me own lad is a greet big jessy and can not stand up for himself let alone kick f*** out of Roger Cook . |
| 8 | Given his concern with the exchange rate , the argument does not stand up to analysis . |
| 9 | Yet the Imperial side of the argument — whatever view may be taken of the fiscal , economic and domestic — would not stand up to examination . |
| 10 | They do not stand up to even the briefest of scrutinies . |
| 11 | Its contents are hard to classify , and its quality is hard to define : it is a good-bad play , which does not stand up to examination once it is over but provides some striking effects while it lasts . |
| 12 | The assertion , by Mr Guy Woodall , 37 , of Leatherhead , Surrey , that his sparkling British drink was the 400-year-old tradition known as elderflower champagne did not stand up to analysis , said counsel Mr Nicolas Bragge . |
| 13 | The technique of ‘ hunt the analogue ’ is a favourite one practised by palaeontologists , but it is certainly not a foolproof one , because there are many fossil animals that defy comparison with living organisms , and some analogues do not stand up to detailed scrutiny . |
| 14 | Manufacturers in five countries , Britain , Canada the US , Japan and the Philippines , have been selling farmyard pumps , which the association says have ‘ failed miserably ’ because they can not stand up to all-day use . |
| 15 | But it will not stand up to detergent . |
| 16 | Although so alike physically , she felt sure that Jonna would not stand up to his father 's rage , as George would have done . |
| 17 | But she decided Daniel 's frail body would not stand up to the painful general anaesthetics and blocked the treatment . |
| 18 | ‘ Ordinary Catholics on the Falls Road can not stand up to the IRA . |
| 19 | Always , though , whether immediately or eventually , she would acquiesce , and I resented her acquiescence , not only because of its consequences for myself , but because I did n't understand why she , an adult , would not or could not stand up to him . |
| 20 | It provides a way of helping to dismantle and correct oversimplified explanations where generalisations have been made from particular cases — or even on the basis of a single example — which clearly will not stand up to broader comparative investigation . |
| 21 | It is as well that such arguments do not stand up to serious scrutiny . |
| 22 | But this intuition does not stand up to inspection . |
| 23 | Assessment shows that the rhetoric of community involvement did not stand up to examination in the way that bids were compiled . |
| 24 | But there is no evidence to suggest that those buying shares in privatised industries have then gone on to buy other shares , and the Conservatives ' boast of a share-owning democracy does not stand up to serious examination . |
| 25 | What has been an ideal jacket for the Lakeland fells could be too heavy to take to Africa ; what seems like a good buy for walking in the Alps might not stand up to the rigours of a Himalayan winter . |
| 26 | The belief that different treatment methods are needed for and tried on different populations of sufferers does not stand up to critical examination : the stories of those in recovery from addictive disease through the Anonymous Fellowships are so immensely varied that it is quite clear that this population has not been selected in any way . |
| 27 | Many people wake up in the night with a wonderful " eureka " idea which does not stand up to examination in the cold light of morning . |
| 28 | It will not stand up to examination by the electorate in the coming election campaign . |
| 29 | " Whether true or not " does not stand up to what is needed in the formulation and review of school development plans and in the assurance of quality . |
| 30 | Nevertheless Dynamius accused Theodore of plotting against Guntram , had him arrested and sent to the king for trial ; again the accusations did not stand up to scrutiny . |