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 up for six questions , not least for question No. 3 , in which I have a constituency interest . |
| 3 | I stood outside for fifteen months with some girls from Barking Hospital , some of yous people might remember that . |
| 4 | So I decided at least I stood there for ten minutes which one should I take ? |
| 5 | I mean , you stood up for four hits , Mouse ? ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Or he stood in for one or other of the teachers , notably Miss Gilberd when she wanted to ‘ pop home ’ , or Mr McWhirter when he failed altogether to arrive . |
| 8 | Some of them stood uncomplainingly for ten hours , only shoving a bundle past them a little more forcefully than necessary . |