Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [modal v] stand for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day I received a visit from Humphrey Atkins , by then our Chief Whip , telling me in enthusiastic and forceful terms that I should stand for the leadership . |
| 2 | Mahathir , 66 , issued a call for party unity and hinted strongly that he might stand for another two-year term as UMNO leader in the party 's 1993 elections . |
| 3 | He was offered constituencies ; it was taken for granted that he would stand for Parliament in the first post-war elections . |
| 4 | This recommendation was in apparent contradiction to an interview given by Saddam Hussein broadcast on French television on July 9 , in which he stated that he hoped that the first free and democratic presidential elections in the country 's history would take place later in the year and that he would stand for re-election alongside other candidates . |
| 5 | Suharto 's pronouncements , although clouded in typical ambiguity , certainly gave the impression that he would stand for a sixth term . |
| 6 | At this time Klaus announced that he would stand for the post of Czech ( rather than federal ) Prime Minister , a move described by the Independent of June 19 as the " clearest possible sign that the Czechs have finally given up on the federation which they had fought for " . |
| 7 | At a rally in Madrid 's main bullring to celebrate the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 's 10 years in power , Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez confirmed on Oct. 25 that he would stand for re-election for a fourth term . |
| 8 | Benn joked to Ceauşescu that he should stand for the general-secretaryship of the Labour Party too ! |
| 9 | That 's including Chippingfield if you had seen it as we saw it when we came here you would recognise how much work has gone into building the town because I was on the the council then I was asked if I would stand for the council which was then only a parish council there was no urban district council that was n't formed for four or five years afterwards and of course , we had to fight for lights everything that , er that we needed we had to fight for because there was no lighting on Netteswell Road where our children were going to school , and there were little ones . |
| 10 | She came to me one day and asked me if I would stand for the council , which I did . |
| 11 | John Hume , addressing the protesters , stressed that ‘ we are a peaceful and dignified people , but … we are a determined people and we will stand for these social , economic and political injustices no longer ’ . |
| 12 | The requirement that a candidate must get the support of 20 per cent of the Parliamentary Labour Party in order to stand is like asking someone to collect 13,000 nominations in a constituency before they can stand for parliament . |