Sentence examples for had stood for from inspiring English sources

The buildings there had stood for generations.

The tower had stood for almost 1,000 years.

Gehrig's record had stood for more than 56 years.

Dickinson's previous record of 49F had stood for 84 years.

The previous record had stood for more than a century.

"I knew the record had stood for a while.

On polling day 603 candidates representing 13 parties and 3 coalitions had stood for election.

I started to hate the things that my previous self had stood for.

To accomplish this, he said, he had stood for parliament without success.

She had just smashed a record that had stood for 23 years.

Zarra's record had stood for 59 years and will stand for at least another week.