Example sentences of "[conj] stood for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Leeds manager would never have been given air time on general football matters as he was always perceived as someone who was fronting an organisation that stood for the worst things in football . |
| 2 | Charles collapsed like a glove puppet with the hand withdrawn , and stood for a long moment , sagging . |
| 3 | She had risen from her deep curtsey , and stood for a long moment gazing steadily into his face . |
| 4 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 5 | She went up to her room , put the Diary in her drawer and stood for a long time , breathing on the window and drawing faces . |
| 6 | She walked one last time down the rickety boardwalk in front of the cabins , and stood for a long time looking down at the sleeping lodge , the moody lake beyond it . |
| 7 | I replaced the blanket over his head and stood for a few moments looking at the bodies in their neat little rows . |
| 8 | She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley . |
| 9 | In 1940 Roosevelt broke with tradition and stood for a third term of office . |