Example sentences of "[vb mod] stand [adv prt] [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That Navarro Rubio should stand up to Franco in this way was indicative of how power relations within the regime had changed since the Civil War . |
| 2 | And it meant she could stand up for Darren , who showed no sign of needing anything but his hard little fists and a certain way with words . |
| 3 | Ms Hutchison did not boost her case , however , by asserting in a recent televised debate that she is ‘ a fighter ’ who will stand up for Texas in the Senate . |
| 4 | Often , the manufacturers do not even know to what extent their equipment will stand up to RFI . |
| 5 | ‘ If I can stand up to McEnroe I can stand up to anyone . ’ |