Example sentences of "[noun] stand [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is evident that the expertise and contacts Grampian companies have developed through supplying the North Sea oil industry stands them in good stead to take advantage of oil related opportunities in the Middle East . |
| 2 | The grounding Mr Morrison received at James Dowling 's feet stood him in good stead . |
| 3 | As I began to serve more regularly I became more accepted amongst the older stalwarts of the service , my naval experience and general seamanship picked up on fishing craft and yachts standing me in good stead . |
| 4 | Despite his lack of political experience , Clouthier 's 20-year leadership of business organisations stood him in good stead . |
| 5 | His early training as an engineer stood him in good stead , and he not only devised but also constructed most of the apparatus that he used . |
| 6 | Sartorial details aside , such efforts stood him in good stead with Disney . |
| 7 | Yet I found that the breadth of my Scottish education stood me in good stead in the work of assessing and editing material from the whole agenda of a serious newspaper . |
| 8 | I suppose that simple precept from that old foreman stood me in good stead for thirty odd years , until now . ’ |
| 9 | It was because the Communist Party fed me , that my learning stood me in good stead and I know at least this much and I live like this . |
| 10 | experience of project managing the construction of a new store stood him in good stead for creating a corner of Cornwall in Stamford Street in just two days . |
| 11 | The superior numbers of the Imperial army stood them in good stead : within a few minutes , Dara 's forces had broken through the rebels ' artillery and put to flight the infantry . |
| 12 | During this period of voluntary ostracism from social contact with those around him , Mr Thesiger 's fondness for out-of-doors sports and predilection for the simple life stood him in good stead . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , we can look back on the year with pride and feel confident that our achievements stand us in good stead for 1992 . |
| 14 | The first study in recent years of this important Boston painter and teacher whose Paris training stood him in good stead in introducing into America a fascinating mixture of French Academicism , Barbizon and early Impressionism . |
| 15 | Her eyes widened and for a moment she looked scared , but her model 's training stood her in good stead and she showed no other sign of what must have been a shock . |
| 16 | ‘ Ay , it 's where an ignorance of good book-keeping stands you in good stead . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ His investigative talent , which he displayed in this instance , will no doubt stand him in good stead in the future and I hope that he will have a long and distinguished career , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Beattie 's outstanding record as a dedicated social worker stood him in good stead at the ‘ Diplock ’ tribunal and partly explained the presence of a total of twenty-four persons who came to testify on his behalf . |
| 19 | The experience in Gentle Jack and the speech that caused all the problems in that play stood him in good stead . |
| 20 | I was selling houses and apartments on a commission basis , and I think that my English accent stood me in good stead . |
| 21 | His previous experience stood him in good stead . |
| 22 | Tamar found the side-saddle strange at first , but her previous experience stood her in good stead . |
| 23 | LOW cloud caused problems for some of the runners in the 11.5-mile Carneddau mountain race but Kevin Hagley 's navigational skills stood him in good stead . |