Example sentences of "stood [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Live snakes stood in for ropes , constricting viciously . |
| 2 | In the afternoons he sometimes helped with games , or stood in for Bill Muggeridge in the gym , if Bill wanted to go home and check up on his wife ( which he quite often did ) . |
| 3 | When she first stood in for Terry Wogan she insisted , ‘ I love standing in for Wogan but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights and me swooping down a staircase . ’ |
| 4 | Stood in for Hereward at matins occasionally . ’ |
| 5 | Eithne , an accomplished singer who stood in for Barbara Dickson in Blood Brothers at London 's Lyric Theatre , says she left the soap because there was no future development for her Mrs Rogers . |
| 6 | Kathy Rooney stood in for Mr Wogan , and I was a bit tense when it came to the real thing . |
| 7 | In a discussion with Jenny Ball , we talked about those women teachers who stood up for women 's rights . |
| 8 | Mum always stood up for Liza , her longtime favourite , telling Dad she had enough sense to know what was right and wrong , but I doubted she did . |
| 9 | As always , however , a few items stood out for rarity , beauty , or sheer high price . |
| 10 | On the field Webb stood out for composure , O'Donnell 's experience was invaluable , and their overseas player , Simpkins — he travels from the Isle of Wight — was brave and solid in goal . |
| 11 | It is not certain how many of the leading members were privy to this scheme : Lloyd-Greame seems to have sat on the fence ; Hoare , Wood , Cave , Salisbury and some of the other peers stood out for Baldwin , but this was not contained in the advice which convinced Stamfordham . |
| 12 | Leading the way up to Terry 's room , fervently wishing she 'd left this madhouse when she 'd had the chance , Ellie stood back for Terry to enter first . |