Example sentences of "[vb past] to stand [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 24 , said : ‘ They agreed to stand in as headliners at the last minute . |
| 2 | As part of the deal Mr de Ferranti agreed to stand down in favour of Sir Derek and to allow James Guerin , International Signal 's founder , to come on to the board as deputy chairman . |
| 3 | At the election he stood as the architect 's architect , pledged to stand up for quality of design . |
| 4 | With output recovering , the prime minister , Hanna Suchocka decided to stand up to Solidarity 's threat to call a general strike . |
| 5 | They had to stand practically from morning to night outside the big department stores and theatres with heavy collecting boxes , asking for donations . |
| 6 | ‘ So is business good ? ’ he enquired , refusing to release the shiny bag , so that Robyn had to stand awkwardly in front of him in all her glorious finery and feel a hundred times worse than ever because his eyes were wandering over her face , travelling lazily down the length of her body , taking in every depressing detail . |
| 7 | We all had to stand up in turn in front of the class and give a short talk , followed by a question-and-answer session . |
| 8 | Miss Harker was certainly very charming and many had hoped that her arrival might bring them some relief , but not one of them wanted to stand up in front of the boss 's relative and complain about the mill . |