Example sentences of "[be] standing as " in BNC.
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1 | Mr McGimpsey , whose brother Chris will be standing as an Ulster Unionist candidate in the Court ward , admitted last night : ‘ It is a bit of a blow . |
2 | A total of 20,000,000 voters had been eligible to elect the 485-seat Constituent Assembly , choosing from among an estimated 2,300 candidates representing 93 parties , with a further 87 thought to be standing as independents . |
3 | And those like Dave Nellist and Terry Field , who were dropped for their Militant views , are standing as Independent Socialists , sensing that in a hung Parliament re-recruitment is on the cards . |
4 | John Browne , who is standing as a rebel Tory candidate against the official Conservative in Winchester , rejected yesterday a plea by five people who had been supporting him that he should stand down . |
5 | The original Liberal Democrat candidate , Pamela Beasley , 47 , a local councillor , was de-selected following allegations of theft and she is standing as an independent under a People 's Party flag . |
6 | Mr. Browne says that he is standing as constituency candidate , free to speak and act for the area and with the strength to resist party orders that are against the interests of grass roots people . |
7 | The party 's chairperson , Alan Warren , who is standing as a local government candidate in the Castle ward , has hit out at planning restrictions on commercial development in the north of the city . |
8 | Three sixth formers are fighting the election Cathy Wimpenny is the Republican candidate , Stephen Edwards is the Democrat and Lee Barlow is standing as the Ross Perot-style Independent . |
9 | At the time of Dr. Arthur 's trial , a Mrs. Carr , who had been born without arms , was standing as an independent pro-life candidate in a forthcoming by-election . |
10 | Ten minutes later , he was standing as a customer in another shop , the kind of shop that he 'd only previously ever visited in a raid . |
11 | He came to the door , said he was standing as a candidate , but did n't say he was from the BNP . |