Example sentences of "of stand [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They see the war as an unequal contest between a 30-nation coalition and a lone Arab country , the purpose of which was to destroy the only Arab state capable of standing up to Israel . |
| 2 | It offers adventure , contacts and understanding of other cultures and the opportunity of standing up to pressure . |
| 3 | I am allowed a say on this question of standing up at football matches because I first planted my feet on the terraces at Barnsley when I was five and spent the next 15 years or more rooted to the spot . |
| 4 | A member of the Drayton class who was attending ante-natal classes demonstrated to other participants the best way of standing up after floorwork , and greatly impressed the class tutor . |
| 5 | It 's not just the end result of standing up in court and representing a client . |
| 6 | Washington insiders believe that she told her husband how she felt and suggested he should use the ‘ excuse ’ of Graves Disease , a condition affecting the heart rhythm which they both suffer from , as a way of standing down from office . |