Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | She stood for a moment beside Melissa , looking up at the portrait . |
| 7 | She stood for a moment with her head on one side , listening intently . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | She stood for a moment behind the thick black curtain , unwilling to pull it aside . |
| 10 | Sophie nodded as she cleaned up the wound , then , after giving an injection of antibiotic , she stood for a moment in thought . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | We stand for the removal of suspicion in the country . |
| 13 | ‘ We stand for the liberty of the individual — Habeas Corpus . ’ |
| 14 | When we reached home , we stood for a moment beside the tree near my gate . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | As ‘ sacrament ’ it stands for the sacrifice of the cross through which we were brought near to God . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It stood for the whole of Hoggatt 's Lab . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Without showing any sign of emotion he stood for a while at the head of the bier . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He stood for a moment between the columns , staring into the gloom . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | He stood for a moment in silence . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 ’ . |
| 28 | 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 ’ . |