Sentence examples for as stood in from inspiring English sources

Brian Ahearne, director of the Independent Network, says that Britain's most recent general election saw the biggest number of independents standing for election since 1885, when records began, and almost twice as many as stood in 2005.

As long as I stood in school, "You can come back and paint the mural".

He said: "His position as stand-in was not important.

The International Committee ratified Murray as stand-in on Monday.

Cinematic extras, like historical commonplaces, serve as stand-ins for a character's thought.

— Recruitment of local tots as stand-ins on Parents' Day to mask Idlehands' slumping enrollment.

Jack sees these lovers as stand-ins, unsatisfactory substitutes for the real object of his desire.

He doesn't attend regional summits, preferring to send an array of envoys as stand-ins.

As stand-ins, they are remarkably close to the completed projects.

Some are toys, most are figures used by artists as stand-ins for live models.

The PPP has also hired Samak Sundaravej, an arch-royalist, as stand-in leader while Mr Thaksin remains abroad.