Example sentences of "[noun sg] stand [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 One reason there is so little change in most traditional bureaucratic organizations , I argue , is that they have conditioned out of people the willingness to stand up for a new idea .
2 One admires the results as one might standing back for a painted landscape , yet I miss the sensation of really ‘ being there ’ .
3 THE airpass holder who whinged to the Dallas check-in clerk that she had spent all day standing by for a flight out of one of America 's less attractive airports was gently chastised .
4 When this goon is at the point of his beat furthest away from our stretch of wire , the Wing Commander will give the signal to Clinker here — ’ a dark beetle-like man stood up for a moment and sat down again , ‘ — who will fuse the entire lighting system of the camp including the searchlights . ’
5 The blue stood off for a moment , and the judge called another handle .
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