Example sentences of "to stand in for [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It started when a man working in the sorting office was suspended for refusing to stand in for a colleague who 'd gone sick .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 But you 've got to practice with me to get the movements right so I 'm to stand in for the swan . ’
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