He waited, resolved to stand by what he had said.
The farmer stood silently by as we said our farewells.
She smiled just a bit and said, "I stand by what the lieutenant said.
But he stood by what he said, as he did when friends criticized him during the primary.
"I stand by what I said," he said in a news conference.
They are all great because they stood by what they said.
I stand by what I've said about those events but when the spokesman needs a spokesman, it's time to move on.
I stand by what I said the democratic party treats people like dogs.
We must stand by what we have said so far.
We therefore stand by what we said in our intervention.