Example sentences of "they stand for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | They stand for a moment locked by their feelings in an awkward embrace . |
| 3 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They stood for a few moments in shy silence , staring from one to another . |
| 6 | They stood for a moment regarding it , then Meg Dennison said : ‘ When I first came here from London it almost frightened me , the sheer size of it , the way it dominates the headland . |
| 7 | Here they stood for a moment , looking round . |
| 8 | There they stood for a long time by a low stone wall , staring hopelessly out at the yellow fields of stubble , where the wheatsheaves were stooked and ready for gathering into the barn . |
| 9 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
| 10 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |