Example sentences of "[vb mod] stand for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd stand for hours in front of the mirror , painting my face and fingernails and backcombing and lacquering from a sticky , plastic squeeze bottle until my hair resembled a busby . |
| 2 | We used to stand for hours beside the railway line or leaning over a bridge waiting for the next one to come rushing past , and we would write down the numbers of the engines and also their names ( King George V , Dunraven Castle ) . |
| 3 | At a rally in Madrid 's main bullring to celebrate the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 's 10 years in power , Prime Minister Felipe González Márquez confirmed on Oct. 25 that he would stand for re-election for a fourth term . |
| 4 | This recommendation was in apparent contradiction to an interview given by Saddam Hussein broadcast on French television on July 9 , in which he stated that he hoped that the first free and democratic presidential elections in the country 's history would take place later in the year and that he would stand for re-election alongside other candidates . |
| 5 | He was offered constituencies ; it was taken for granted that he would stand for Parliament in the first post-war elections . |