Example sentences of "to stand [adv] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stylistic aplomb of the article may have us accepting the analogous links made between cockfighting and the totality of Balinese society without realising that these links are too fragmentary and partial to stand properly for the whole . |
| 2 | At first he was asked to stand literally for a couple of seconds before being praised and asked to walk on . |
| 3 | We are able to stand down for a while in the evening to get some sleep , write letters , play darts or watch TV . |
| 4 | FORMER Liberal leader Sir David Steel yesterday urged Labour to stand down for the Liberal-Democrats in seats they can not win at the next Election . |
| 5 | It started when a man working in the sorting office was suspended for refusing to stand in for a colleague who 'd gone sick . |
| 6 | In 1952 it adopted the practice of permitting deputies to stand in for the ministers : the deputies soon became permanent features , attending to all business except that deemed to be symbolically important . |
| 7 | It suggests to me a little remarked aspect of dress and fashion : the ability of well chosen , beautiful garments to stand in for the body . |
| 8 | And by the way , I have an appointment in the city around eleven , so I may not be back to stand in for the dinner breaks . |
| 9 | But you 've got to practice with me to get the movements right so I 'm to stand in for the swan . ’ |
| 10 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 11 | You 're obviously more cautious than you were before , and erm a lot of kids now they tend to stand back for a while just in case 'cause you can never judge how fast they 're really going to go through there . |
| 12 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 13 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |