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.
(..) Come. All has turned to vain ambition. He would even use his grief as a cloak. A thousand years this city has stood. Now, at the whim of a madman, it will fall. And the White Tree, the tree of the king... ...will never bloom again. (..)2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(..) What time is it? Not yet dawn. I dreamed I saw a great wave... ...climbing over green lands and above the hills. I stood upon the brink. It was utterly dark in the abyss before my feet. A light shone behind me... ...but I could not turn. I could only stand there, waiting. (..)2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King