Example sentences of "[vb base] stand [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am demonstrating that I want to stand up for Hong Kong 's interests . |
| 2 | During the winter of 1908–9 , however , Picasso produced two very large canvases ( larger than any he was to produce until the summer of 1914 ) which seem to stand out from others that surround them and which have been the subject of much stimulating argument and discussion . |
| 3 | Even today , decades after I saw my first such microscope slide , I still think them extravagantly beautiful and can easily get lost in contemplation of the cellular thicket the microscope reveals , made the more intriguing by the curious , almost three-dimensional effect the stain gives ; as it brings into vision only a few of the total population of the neurons present , the cells seem to stand out like trees in a winter mist ( Figure 10.6 ) . |
| 4 | I like a bit of dominant , you know standing up for people in my woman . |
| 5 | When she first stood in for Terry Wogan she insisted , ‘ I love standing in for Wogan but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights and me swooping down a staircase . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I love standing in for Wogan , but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights ’ |
| 7 | They 've stood up to years of games to earn retirement in the showcase . |
| 8 | Germans have stood up for freedom . |
| 9 | He did not understand my right hon. Friend 's point about how the Government have stood up for consumers by introducing competition and the right kind of legislation . |
| 10 | Those people have stood up for justice , despite the abuse that they received from the public . |
| 11 | The Thatcher governments have stood out as examples of this phenomenon . |