Sentence examples for didn't stand on from inspiring English sources

But you have to remember that he didn't free the slaves on day one (nor had he promised to), he didn't stand on principle on every issue and he was not some sort of mythical statue of a man that never budged.

He didn't stand on his head tonight," forward Brendan Shanahan said.

Meanwhile, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Room 922 contains three Pollocks, including Autumn Rhythm, which I didn't stand on this time.

"If Parker didn't stand on his head for a little bit there, it'd be a different game," said senior forward Barry Almeida.

She wasn't like everybody else's mum, she didn't stand on ceremony, she was more like a big sister to John really.

I found myself replying, "Oh, she didn't stand on ceremony," though I couldn't claim to know whether she would, or wouldn't, have wanted to do so in the present circumstances.

Both the defense lawyers and the prosecutor, Raja Qureshi, said the introduction of the confession, which was not made under oath, did not stand on firm legal ground.

Stand with your two feet planted on the ground and your back straight - don't stand on one foot or twist your neck in an awkward way.

But that exhortation did not stand on its own in my mind.

He did not stand on the sideline, like Bradley as silent as a Sphinx.

Ms. Kuhn had no clue about his health problems, but did not stand on ceremony.