Example sentences of "stand [noun] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | De Luca , alleged to be a member of the BR , was wanted by the Italian authorities to stand trial for the murder of a DC senator Roberto Ruffilli in 1988 [ see p. 35989 ] . |
| 2 | France wanted the extradition of six Libyans to stand trial for the bombing . |
| 3 | The El Salvador Supreme Court eventually ruled in April 1991 that nine soldiers , including Col. Guillermo Alfredo Benavides , should stand trial for the murders . |
| 4 | Finally , in 1603 a plan was devised , though never executed , for every county , inland and coastal , to contribute money to standing fleets for the protection of merchant shipping . |
| 5 | Major , who had a string of previous convictions , stood trial for the bookies ' robbery . |