Example sentences of "[noun] stand [adv] for a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | One reason there is so little change in most traditional bureaucratic organizations , I argue , is that they have conditioned out of people the willingness to stand up for a new idea . |
| 2 | In addition to neutrality on abortion all three candidates stand firmly for a fully democratic and accountable leadership free of political extremities and minority self interest groups . |
| 3 | One admires the results as one might standing back for a painted landscape , yet I miss the sensation of really ‘ being there ’ . |
| 4 | Fergus stood there for a moment . |
| 5 | THE airpass holder who whinged to the Dallas check-in clerk that she had spent all day standing by for a flight out of one of America 's less attractive airports was gently chastised . |
| 6 | Jessamy stood there for a few moments , staring at his retreating back . |
| 7 | Martha stood patiently for a long time while her mother tried one dress after another on her , hoping to find a colour that made her skin seem paler and a cut that disguised her skeletal proportions . |
| 8 | When this goon is at the point of his beat furthest away from our stretch of wire , the Wing Commander will give the signal to Clinker here — ’ a dark beetle-like man stood up for a moment and sat down again , ‘ — who will fuse the entire lighting system of the camp including the searchlights . ’ |
| 9 | The blue stood off for a moment , and the judge called another handle . |
| 10 | Fernie stood irresolutely for a moment . |
| 11 | Tod stood there for a moment , staring at the clock 's face , and then the mirror 's face , with a sallow smile . |
| 12 | And Runcorn striker Steve Shaughnessy stands by for a possible call-up into the F.A . |