Example sentences of "stand [noun] for [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BASTIA , Corsica ( Reuter ) — After 11 years of deliberations , a court has ordered the pretender to the Italian throne to stand trial for manslaughter in the shooting of a German youth . |
| 2 | Carlo De Benedetti , chairman of the Olivetti group and deputy chairman of Banco Ambrosiano from November 1981 to January 1982 , was indicted by the Milan Appeals Court on March 12 to stand trial for charges in connection with the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano in November 1981 . |
| 3 | Collor , who took office in March 1990 promising to root out corrupt practices in government , was suspended from office for six months , during which time he was to stand trial for impeachment before the Senate , the upper house , on corruption charges . |
| 4 | It was a strange way to end the year ; with uncertainty all round , with a major record deal signed but held on ice for a further year , and with Andy Rourke , although recovered , standing trial for possession of heroin . |
| 5 | Mr Cordle was applauded as he demanded the abolition of standing charges for pensioners on gas , electricity and telephone bills as a first step towards helping them . |