Example sentences of "they stand for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stand for a moment locked by their feelings in an awkward embrace . |
| 2 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 3 | It would obviously be the worst of craftsmanship to score the first four bars as they stand for the violins and viola and at the fifth bar to weaken one of the parts by division . |
| 4 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |
| 5 | They stood for a moment regarding it , then Meg Dennison said : ‘ When I first came here from London it almost frightened me , the sheer size of it , the way it dominates the headland . |
| 6 | Here they stood for a moment , looking round . |
| 7 | He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . |