His plays have 'stood the test of time'. [=his plays are still read by many people today]
She was crouching down to look at something, but she 'stood up' when she saw me.
She finally 'stood up to' the girl who had been teasing her at school.
(..) - The air vent. Open and all's well, closed and you're not to enter. And the microphone? Peter? The boy stood on the burning deck whence all but he had fled The flame that lit the battle's wreck shone brightly o'er the dead 'Beautiful and proud he stood as born to rule the storm (..)2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy