Example sentences of "[adv] stand for [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , even if the records only stand for a couple of weeks , Kapil wants two Indians on top at the same time . |
| 2 | It is not easy to find a general definition of the normal meaning of irony , but it usually stands for a process by which the content of a statement is qualified either by the reader 's attribution of a contrary intention to the author , or by the reader 's awareness of factors that are in conflict in one way or another with what is being said . |
| 3 | The Conservative Party has always stood for the protection of the citizen and the defence of the rule of law . |
| 4 | Thus , for example , the Labour Party in Britain supposedly stands for the redistribution of wealth , the maintenance of a national health and social security system , considerable government intervention in the economy and so on . |
| 5 | At the mere mention of a coat , she sits , eyes closed , nose pointing upwards to have it slipped on , then stands for the belt to be fastened . |
| 6 | Maxim got the film and certificates from his room , then stood for a moment at the top of the front steps , looking across the parade ground . |