Example sentences of "[vb past] to stand [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what a pity that , when the heat was on — when the law of the land was being challenged by Labour councillors up and down the country , and by Members of Parliament — the Opposition Front Bench was found wanting , and failed to stand up to the rule of law . |
| 2 | Last autumn Mr Alton threatened to stand down after the party 's Harrogate conference endorsed a strong pro-abortion line . |
| 3 | She had to stand up in the midst of a certain amount of pomp and ceremony and address a large audience , which included her own family , her husband , the Prime Minister , the Lord Mayor and a host of City dignitaries , many of them accomplished public speakers themselves . |
| 4 | The ferry was not big , but she dwarfed the harbour — she had to stand off from the jetty and land us by boat — and indeed the village . |
| 5 | We had to stand back from the edge of the pavement as their wheels splashed along the teeming gutters . |
| 6 | B Once Fokine had demonstrated that mimed dance and danced mime were the best materials to use in ballets where individual characters had to stand out from the rest of the cast , and particularly when true love did not run smoothly , other choreographers. followed suit . |