Example sentences of "[vb infin] stand [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll have got my bearings by tomorrow , so you wo n't need to stand in for me , ’ she said , ‘ but tonight , I do n't mind admitting , I 'll be glad to catch up on some beauty sleep . |
| 3 | You 'll have to stand up for yourself . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You did n't have to stand up for me just then , ’ she said steadily as soon as he had pulled out of the driveway . |
| 5 | Yet it is hardly likely that even if links had been made a ramshackle group of peasant armies using antiquated military techniques could have stood out for long against the Red Army . |
| 6 | The book explores the lengths to which a community , particularly a Christian one , should go to stand up for its rights when faced with oppression . |
| 7 | That can often mean standing up for the client and criticising the system , ’ he says . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | Can I make it fair Mr chairman that erm obviously with all ours being mainly caretakers , it would only be fair to , to the actual caretaker erm person who looks after caretaking , to only invite cos otherwise you 've got ta get stand in for school which will cause problems . |