Example sentences of "stand [adv] from the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stands aside from the path and is warned that he tramples on sown seed . |
| 2 | The ferry was not big , but she dwarfed the harbour — she had to stand off from the jetty and land us by boat — and indeed the village . |
| 3 | By reacting in this way , Jane is able to stand back from the situation and it can not hurt her as it used to do . |
| 4 | Stand back from the house and observe the roof and gutters through binoculars . |
| 5 | Two other specialized functions , those of religion and industry , stand out from the mass and not surprisingly numerous settlements throughout the empire can be shown to have developed around important sanctuaries or centres of manufacturing and extraction . |
| 6 | We all like to think we stand out from the crowd and , in the past , the face has been seen as the key to unlocking our identity . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , dear me , ’ he said , standing back from the window and dusting himself down , wiping his face with a handkerchief . |
| 8 | Standing back from the lane and slightly below it , at the bottom of a weed-covered drive . |
| 9 | There was a definite warning in his eyes now , as he stood away from the door-frame and folded his arms across his chest . |
| 10 | D'Arcy stood back from the patient and lit himself a small cigar . |
| 11 | Panting , heart pounding , he stood back from the door and waited , safe in the knowledge that the dog was too big to squeeze herself through the gap allowed by the safety-chain . |
| 12 | Cissy Salt , her baby face hard and cold as a coin , stood back from the couch and looked round at the trembling tearful group . |