Example sentences of "stand [noun] for [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apparently Alfonso came to visit Richard and agreed to stand surety for his friend 's behaviour , guaranteeing that he would do nothing against the will of the Duke of Aquitaine or his father . |
| 2 | In 1810 Miss Weeton wrote to her brother : ‘ Mr. Green , the artist , requested me to stand Godmother for his child on Thursday last ( 11th October ) . |
| 3 | You will be taken to London and stand trial for your life before King 's Bench at Westminster . |
| 4 | Manuel Contreras and Col. Pedro Espinoza of Pinochet 's former DINA secret police would stand trial for their role in the Letelier assassination case [ see p. 38434 ] . |
| 5 | Hardly less important was his willingness to lend his credit to the government by standing security for its borrowings . |