Example sentences of "stand for [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In Estonian , the acronym stands for Ise-Majandav Eesti : ‘ an economically independent Estonia ’ .
2 Her name classification stands for Polyfunction Organizational and Service Intelloid — and its always useful to be organized and served .
3 question eight , in Britain we play the game draughts , in America the same game is called checkers er , number nine , one or two of you got it right , most of you caught out with M G sports cars , the M G actually stands for Morris Garages
4 The letters stand for Rose Hill possee .
5 It bears the initials R.P. 1604 , which stand for Ralph Piggot , whose family arrived in the parish at about this time .
6 EV Thompson , the initials stand for Ernest Victor if you 're wondering , was brought up in this cottage in Swinbrook during the war .
7 And I knew what it stood for , now what it does stand for Tri Nitro Toluene , it 's what you make bombs out of .
8 The Labour Party Conference : Scargill may stand for Barnsley seat
9 Lord ( Henry ) Mount Charles , 41 , stood for Fine Gael in Louth .
10 In 1906 he stood for North Lambeth , where he split the Liberal vote and came third .
11 Case , who did his best to convince his schoolboy admirers that his initials stood for Charles Christopher Columbus .
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