Example sentences of "[not/n't] stand for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted them to gather last Friday and be absented from their weekend round of Championship matches , but even Albert Ferrasse , the autocratic French Federation president , would not stand for that . |
| 2 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman , the Leader of the House and all those on the Treasury Bench know that the people outside will not stand for this kind of activity — The Secretary of State is supposed to be listening . |
| 3 | Americans " would not stand for this much longer . |
| 4 | And he , Alexander Augustus Hope , Colonel , at your service , gentlemen , would not stand for another coarse word in her presence , DID THEY HEAR ? |
| 5 | ‘ And I said to him , ‘ Push off , mate , I 'm not standing for that ’ — and he did , pretty quickly ! ' , |
| 6 | ‘ Look , ’ he said , ‘ I 'm not standing for this . |
| 7 | ‘ If you 're looking for something really new , like pen-based computers or multi-media , Compaq does n't stand for that , ’ says Stewart Alsop , editor of PC Letter , a trade journal . |
| 8 | Oh yeah , they do n't stand for that today , you know . |
| 9 | Is this independent , single parent who does n't stand for any of Barry Brant 's messin' anything like the real Hilary ? |
| 10 | ‘ He 's a hard man to deal with and Fergie wo n't stand for any nonsense . |
| 11 | Though I 'm giving you fair warning that I wo n't stand for any more of your spiteful tricks . |