Example sentences of "to stand for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have to stand for a while at work or in a queue , it would be helpful to have one leg behind the other with the feet at about 45 degrees to each other . |
| 2 | They called each piece a degree and used the sign ° to stand for a degree , e.g. 360° 1 full turn . |
| 3 | We have all heard the stories of season ticket holders being found to stand for a match because someone else had been allocated a ticket for that seat . |
| 4 | Even Sir Henry came out of his chill library to stand for a time , wrapped in greatcoat and mufflers , surveying the Breughel-like gathering at the lake . |
| 5 | The other problem we 've got , and I will call it a problem , is the relationship to beat with , with the sections and elections to regional councils , in the union , where there 's not enough people or just barely enough people to stand for a section and they 're automatically elected . |
| 6 | You have been using " n " to stand for a number or set of numbers . |
| 7 | She turned from her and ran down the stairs and into the yard , there to stand for a moment petrified when she saw the young fellow lying on his side , the blood oozing from somewhere above his ear . |
| 8 | ‘ God and Saint Winifred dispose ! ’ said the earl , and mounted without haste , to stand for a moment motionless , before turning the book , with slow , hieratic gestures that could be clearly seen by all , upon its spine between his long , muscular hands , thumbs meeting to part the pages . |
| 9 | There one had to stand for a moment while one 's name was read out — then another little push — a curtsey and four steps forward to just below the Queen . |