Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] for his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prince of Wales will stand in for his grandmother at a church service and reception for the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association in London . |
| 2 | Matthew , standing in for his friend , had promised to give him a full and complete report . |
| 3 | perpetual insults that every decent labour man has endured through standing up for his country in the hour of her crisis from men who have foisted themselves on the Labour movement by wirepulling tactics . |
| 4 | Therefore , we could spotlight that here was a writer standing up for his rights . ’ |
| 5 | Steve White may be in from the start ; with Moncur and Ling both injured by teenager , Austin Berkley is standing by for his debut too . |
| 6 | John Bate stood in for his father during his frequent absences — he suffered from chronic bronchitis — giving evidence to several parliamentary commissions on weights and measures before his own early death of consumption in 1840 . |