Example sentences of "[pers pn] stood [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stood her in good stead when her father enrolled her at her next school , Riddlesworth Hall , two hours ' drive from Park House . |
| 2 | It stood her in good stead when it came to the areas of change which are always necessary in an organisation approaching its centenary . |
| 3 | James had armed himself with the sword of Robert the Bruce , but it stood him in poor stead . |
| 4 | It stood them in good stead again in 1976 when drought caused many villages to be supplied with stand pipes . |
| 5 | At least it stood us in good stead for Tuesday night 's game at Scrimley Arsenal , where we came away with a very creditable 2–4 defeat . |