Example sentences of "[noun] stand up [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Actually ‘ Boggers ’ is really called Mister Jones , but his hair stands up like the bristles on a bog er … toilet brush , hence his nickname . ) |
| 2 | Only the Jews and the Iranians stood up to the Romans , as they had stood up to the Seleucids . |
| 3 | Why could n't Wilson stand up to the allies , why could n't had stand up to Clements or Lloyd George , in particular ? |
| 4 | It remains to be seen how Taggart 's vision stands up to the floodlights — and the driving rain . |
| 5 | Furthermore , they were intimately acquainted with the Greek republics and Macedonian monarchies of their time , and realistically assessed their capacities to stand up against the Romans . |
| 6 | One night a man stood up in the stalls , swaying slightly , and said with a slight Scandinavian accent : ‘ Hellooo . |