Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] stand in [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even those who thought that spatial perception would stand in for technical ability at age thirteen felt that the match between the specific ability and general intelligence was too close to allow it to generate a specialised educational form . |
| 2 | In many cases deputy heads of schools will stand in for heads who are absent or where there is a vacancy . |
| 3 | So information sources can stand in for what we do not automatically know . |
| 4 | The Prince of Wales will stand in for his grandmother at a church service and reception for the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association in London . |
| 5 | 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 . |