Example sentences of "[not/n't] stand [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A DoH source describes cases where a decision is taken not to record an interview because the child 's lack of English , learning difficulty , or age mean workers believe the evidence may not stand up under cross examination . |
| 2 | Mikkelborg 's composition probably would not stand up without Davis , but then it was not designed to . |
| 3 | But this intuition does not stand up to inspection . |
| 4 | But it will not stand up to detergent . |
| 5 | Nevertheless Dynamius accused Theodore of plotting against Guntram , had him arrested and sent to the king for trial ; again the accusations did not stand up to scrutiny . |
| 6 | Given his concern with the exchange rate , the argument does not stand up to analysis . |
| 7 | The assertion , by Mr Guy Woodall , 37 , of Leatherhead , Surrey , that his sparkling British drink was the 400-year-old tradition known as elderflower champagne did not stand up to analysis , said counsel Mr Nicolas Bragge . |
| 8 | Yet the Imperial side of the argument — whatever view may be taken of the fiscal , economic and domestic — would not stand up to examination . |
| 9 | Its contents are hard to classify , and its quality is hard to define : it is a good-bad play , which does not stand up to examination once it is over but provides some striking effects while it lasts . |
| 10 | Assessment shows that the rhetoric of community involvement did not stand up to examination in the way that bids were compiled . |
| 11 | Many people wake up in the night with a wonderful " eureka " idea which does not stand up to examination in the cold light of morning . |
| 12 | It will not stand up to examination by the electorate in the coming election campaign . |
| 13 | There were fears that statements made by Belgian security service officers would not stand up in court . |
| 14 | If Americans did n't stand up for Americans , why should Greeks stand up for … ? |
| 15 | We used to say that the counsel gave some very tacky performances that would n't stand up to cross-examination from Michael Denison ( star of the 1948 law courts drama , The Blind Goddess ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Even the opportunity would n't stand up in court . |
| 17 | The first nine days of instruction ( there were no days off — ‘ Communism does n't stand down on Sundays ’ ) were devoted to desk learning . |