Example sentences of "[pron] stood [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I agree it 's hard to distinguish between our footprints but this stain , this wetness , shows someone stood here for some time , their cloak and boots heavy with snow . |
2 | I stood outside for fifteen months with some girls from Barking Hospital , some of yous people might remember that . |
3 | So I decided at least I stood there for ten minutes which one should I take ? |
4 | Mr Mitsotakis , who stood aside for one of his backbenchers , Tzannis Tzannetakis , to form an interim government with the support of the left , is confident of gaining the extra 2-3 percentage points needed for an overall majority next month . |
5 | Some of them stood uncomplainingly for ten hours , only shoving a bundle past them a little more forcefully than necessary . |