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.
(..) Now what are we going to do? Connie. Why do you think he kept Carlo at the Mall? He knew he was going to kill him. And you stood godfather to our baby. You lousy cold-hearted bastard! Want to know how many men he had killed with Carlo? Read the papers! That's your husband, that's your husband! (..)1972 The Godfather
(..) to three years in prison, but suspended the sentence. Suspended the sentence! They went free that very day! I stood in the courtroom like a fool. Those two bastards, they smiled at me. Then I said to my wife, "For justice, we must go to Don Corleone.' Why did you go to the police? What is that? (..)1972 The Godfather