Example sentences of "stood for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tracing his political lineage to the New Deal and Great Society , he stood for higher spending on domestic programmes . |
| 2 | He stood for damaged Danu ; he got your sympathy . |
| 3 | In fact they stood for National War Museum . |
| 4 | Manley stood for social justice despite the failure of his earlier administration in the 1970s which was derailed by powerful domestic and US opposition . |
| 5 | Gbedemah unselfishly withdrew and stood for another seat . |
| 6 | We stood for some time watching the ‘ Try your strength ’ machine which was always sited by The Fawcett Statue on Blue Boar Row . |
| 7 | She got up slowly from the table , washed up the mug , and stood for some time absolutely still , staring . |