Example sentences of "i [am/are] stand in [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm standing in for my father . |
| 2 | The hostess became ill and I 'm standing in for her . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm standing in for Stella — as I 've already told you . ’ |
| 4 | This is a special outing and he was supposed to be here to take charge of this lot , but the poor fellow 's down with jaundice and I 'm standing in for him . |
| 5 | But you 've got to practice with me to get the movements right so I 'm to stand in for the swan . ’ |