Example sentences of "[letter] stand for [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | G stands for Lucaroni . ’ |
| 2 | ( Let R stand for distance she rode . ) |
| 3 | Distinguishing between what he calls natural meaning ( as in Those black clouds mean rain ) , and non-natural meaning or meaning.nn ( equivalent to the notion of intentional communication ) , Grice gives the following characterization of meaning-nn ( 10 ) S meant-nn z by uttering U if and only if : ( i ) S intended U to cause some effect z in recipient H ( ii ) S intended ( i ) to be achieved simply by H recognizing that intention ( i ) Here , S stands for speaker ( in the case of spoken communication ; for sender or communicator in other cases ) ; H for hearer , or more accurately , the intended recipient ; " uttering U " for utterance of a linguistic token , i.e. a sentence part , sentence , or string of sentences or sentence parts ( or the production of non-linguistic communicative acts ) ; and z for ( roughly ) some belief or volition invoked in H. |
| 4 | Labelling the parameters , , and is neater and , compared with matrix style subscripts , perhaps more directly infers the nature of each parameter in that i stands for input , r for reverse , f for forward and o for output . |
| 5 | For example , Q stands for Science and QA for Mathematics , a subclass of Science . |
| 6 | The K stands for kitchen . |
| 7 | In 1962 ELDO was set up on this basis — with the L standing for launcher . |
| 8 | ‘ No , actually C stands for cunt . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ C stands for cunt . |