Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could he stand in for Clinton ? |
| 2 | COMEDIAN Russ Abbot will stand in for crash victim Leslie Crowther to present an edition of talent show Stars In Their Eyes , devoted to Elvis impersonators . |
| 3 | In many cases deputy heads of schools will stand in for heads who are absent or where there is a vacancy . |
| 4 | If Americans did n't stand up for Americans , why should Greeks stand up for … ? |
| 5 | And it meant she could stand up for Darren , who showed no sign of needing anything but his hard little fists and a certain way with words . |
| 6 | Now that both the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister have comprehensively rubbished those assurances , will the Secretary of State for Scotland have to eat humble pie again or will he stand up for Scotland and make this a resignation issue ? |
| 7 | Ms Hutchison did not boost her case , however , by asserting in a recent televised debate that she is ‘ a fighter ’ who will stand up for Texas in the Senate . |