Example sentences of "i stood [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stood up for a gasp of air , ducked down again , searching with fingers , with feet , with urgency turning to appalling alarm . |
| 2 | ‘ I stood up for what 's right . |
| 3 | I stood up for him and said it was rubbish , and told all the black players to quit training . |
| 4 | I stood up for six questions , not least for question No. 3 , in which I have a constituency interest . |
| 5 | ‘ Good bye , Granny , I 'll try to be a good girl , ’ I sobbed before I stood back for the undertaker to screw down the lid . |
| 6 | I stood in for at the meeting of BAIE 's Regional Chairmen in London last week , and undertook to pass on to you the name and address of the Chairman of the London & Home Counties Region , who might well like you to do a seminar or seminars for them . |
| 7 | First I stood in for — ’ Suddenly he stopped . |