Example sentences of "stand up to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said I did n't want anything shoddy … something strong that would stand up to a bit of rough and tumble . ’ |
| 2 | In fairness , more than a very few did stand up to the committee in spite of the danger to their swimming pools and their popularity . |
| 3 | Indeed the habits of our civilised forebears at work and play would not always stand up to the scrutiny of the modern conscience . |
| 4 | But now Bulmers reckon they 've invented a tree that can stand up to the stress . |
| 5 | Also that day , to the Crown Prince 's surprise and considerable annoyance , Knobelsdorf engineered — without consulting him — the transfer of his own personal staff officer , Lieutenant-Colonel von Heymann , who was evidently the only officer in the Crown Prince 's entourage who could stand up to the iron will of Knobelsdorf . |
| 6 | Meredith was amazed that he could n't see that the old key would never stand up to the pressure he was putting on it . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought I would wear my thick coat because it might be cold waiting for the bus and it would stand up to the rain . |
| 8 | Erm compared to other places you 've lived in erm how does this flat stand up to the comparison ? |