Example sentences of "he stood for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He stood for a moment listening to her standing still on the other side of the door , then heard her footsteps moving slowly away . |
| 32 | He stood for a moment , frowning , his head nodding , not looking at anyone . |
| 33 | He stood for a moment or two at the spot where Francis 's body had been found . |
| 34 | Its citizens presumably believed that their interests would be better served if Henry won , for he stood for the preservation of a single sovereign authority ruling in Poitou , England and Normandy , in other words over both ends of La Rochelle 's trade , over wine-growers and wine-drinkers . |
| 35 | But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ . |
| 36 | But Gloucester also insisted throughout that he stood for the continuance of Edward IV 's regime , an emphasis which inevitably played down the political significance of the ‘ outs ’ . |