Example sentences of "[pron] stand for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 When it is my turn to use the phone , I stand for a minute with two ten pence coins in my hand .
2 Past more bushes now , I stand for a moment on the edge of a sacred area , which I share with the rabbits for which it is home .
3 When er I stood for the election of the national organizers for the East of Scotland and I was successful there and I left the Edinburgh branch in May nineteen sixty six to start work with the head office in nine May nineteen sixty six .
4 She stands for the civilization of the South , of the Midi , the home of the troubadours , against the sterner , rougher , cruder world of the North , represented , in this image , by her husband , the King of the North Wind , whose authority she is subtly undermining and against whom she will soon break out in open rebellion .
5 If understood in a particular way , this Franciscan insight captures , I believe , the essence of those who stand for the promotion of animal welfare .
6 She was still sick at heart when she passed down through the last glade and found herself staring at the Lodge 's covert thatch , its closed door , She stood for a time in the yard outside , afraid to enter .
7 She stood for a moment beside Melissa , looking up at the portrait .
8 She stood for a moment with her head on one side , listening intently .
9 She stood for a moment on the other side of the room , sizing me up ( and me sizing her up ) , and then she came over to speak to me .
10 She stood for a moment behind the thick black curtain , unwilling to pull it aside .
11 Sophie nodded as she cleaned up the wound , then , after giving an injection of antibiotic , she stood for a moment in thought .
12 ‘ Personal self-denial for the good of others was the first important lesson Annie learned , ’ says Taylor , ‘ and it was a principle by which she stood for the rest of her life . ’
13 He also claimed his party would ‘ kick-start ’ the Mike Potter , who stood for the SDP in the 1989 Richmond by-election , said he would n't be standing in the forthcoming general Labour 's Tony Blair , Tory Michael Fallon and Lib Dem 's Alan Beith clashed in a live TV debate over the NHS .
14 We stand for the removal of suspicion in the country .
15 We stand for the liberty of the individual — Habeas Corpus . ’
16 When we reached home , we stood for a moment beside the tree near my gate .
17 They stood for a moment regarding it , then Meg Dennison said : ‘ When I first came here from London it almost frightened me , the sheer size of it , the way it dominates the headland .
18 As ‘ sacrament ’ it stands for the sacrifice of the cross through which we were brought near to God .
19 It represents the logical conclusion to preceding buildings and is the expression of national culture ; it stands for the essence of Muscovite Christianity in Russia and was the last great church of the movement in this architectural form .
20 It stood for the whole of Hoggatt 's Lab .
21 Although only twenty-two houses were represented the syndicat recognised that it stood for the rights of some sixty Champagne houses , virtually the entire trade at the time .
22 Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier .
23 He stood for a while in the darkness , hoping that perhaps one of the nuns , Lady Amelia or Dame Agatha , would follow him out , but no one came .
24 He stood for a moment between the columns , staring into the gloom .
25 He stood for a moment on the promenade in the same huddled way , and then he made his way slowly towards a green-painted seat and sat slowly down on it .
26 Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time .
27 He stood for a moment in silence .
28 Its citizens presumably believed that their interests would be better served if Henry won , for he stood for the preservation of a single sovereign authority ruling in Poitou , England and Normandy , in other words over both ends of La Rochelle 's trade , over wine-growers and wine-drinkers .
29 But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ .
30 But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ .
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