Example sentences of "stand for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | When sitting down , tense your tummy muscles immediately before rising , with one foot further back than the other taking most of your weight ; rise without a quick jerky movement and , when upright , stand for a moment and take a deep breath before starting to walk away . |
| 3 | But , even if the records only stand for a couple of weeks , Kapil wants two Indians on top at the same time . |
| 4 | They 're bigger than us , they stand for a bigger establishment than we do , like , we 're just little and they stand for bigger things , and you try to get your own back . |
| 5 | The pronouns do not ‘ stand for a noun ’ , nor indeed for anything else , but map out paths of communication between human beings , transactions . |
| 6 | They stand for a moment locked by their feelings in an awkward embrace . |
| 7 | We stand for a few moments in each other 's arms , and I ask what we should do this evening . |
| 8 | We stand for a de democratic party but we will not allow a bunch of politicians to hijack this party ! |
| 9 | When it is my turn to use the phone , I stand for a minute with two ten pence coins in my hand . |
| 10 | They saw the man come in from the street and stand for a moment adjusting to the darkness . |
| 11 | It was dark and the lamps were lit and they might not have seen Sesostris if he had not had to step aside to avoid a porter with a heavy bundle on his back and stand for a moment in the light from a shop front . |