Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] [prep] her [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No ; not a boy , a man , one who would be able to stand up to her father and say , ‘ It 's done , she 's mine . ’ |
| 2 | But it was n't that which had caused the perspiration to stand out on her skin . |
| 3 | We think the Writers Internationale should stand up for her rights . ’ |
| 4 | One would think something like that would stand out in her mind . ’ |
| 5 | The long and the short of it is , her father owns the two shops — I suppose they 're joined at the back — and she was standing in for her father . |
| 6 | Matilda was still standing up beside her desk . |
| 7 | ‘ Please — ’ she began , then clenched her teeth , perspiration standing out on her forehead as the vice-like pain gripped her skull . |
| 8 | In earlier times , the family had often held the key to power and women had more opportunity to influence affairs : thus , in feudal times , the Lady of the Manor supervised a large household , exercised great practical authority over both men and women , and stood in for her husband in his frequent absences from home . |
| 9 | Either she had the courage of her convictions and stood up to her parents , or she was n't good enough for my brother . ’ |
| 10 | Phyllisia too stood up to her father when he says he is going to send her and her sister back to the West Indies . |
| 11 | I wanted to pick someone who saw herself as part of the community and yet stood up for her rights . |
| 12 | The 35-year-old gave birth to his son a year ago and stood up for her husband during his trial . |
| 13 | As she stood up in her stirrups , stretching over Hermia 's nearside shoulder to hit the forehand , her right leg automatically swivelled up in the air . |
| 14 | Miss Phoebe looked at Jess , caught her eye , flushed deeply so that the ugly pits stood out on her skin , then looked quickly away . |
| 15 | She grunted until sweat stood out on her brow . |
| 16 | Her dark , waving hair had not been tied back ; instead it stood out from her face , wildly . |