Not for standards, particularly. You could use bay standards, but if you get cold winds in winter from the east, they won't appreciate that at all.
Large pots will accommodate large shrubs such as Fatsia, Fatshedera lizei variegata (will need support to keep upright), and Pieris japonica varieties (needs acid soil). Bamboo can work well in pots - some varieties are better suited than others though, so I'd choose Phyllostachys nigra, or Sasa varieties. Other ones to consider are Osmarea, Pittosporum, Viburnum, Phormium. This assumes you're not close enough to the sea to get salt spray...