Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The church tower stands out on the skyline in the middle of the village and the church dates from the 14th century , though extensively restored and to some extent rebuilt in Victorian times . |
| 32 | Thus the very vibrancy of Impressionist or Pointillist paintings may well result from the discrimination of thousands of similar bits of colour data , all emerging as dots of similar hue , brightness , size or shape so that each momentarily stands out as a mini-figure against all the rest . |
| 33 | In Central America it stands out as a model of high quality provision drawn from a small resource base . |
| 34 | One man stands out as the architect of the Midland 's golden era : Sir Edward Holden . |
| 35 | In the US there have been extensive experiments with new forms of reporting and in Europe , Germany stands out as the leader in environmental reporting . |
| 36 | What stands out about the development of transport in England between 1700 and 1815 is the creation from privately supplied capital of a system which , though not preconceived , was to prove sufficiently complementary in its supply and its operation to accommodate a modernising economy with a growing range of activities . |
| 37 | Asian women come from many different language groups , practise at least three main religions and have come to Britain in varied patterns of migration but ask them about their family life and the similarity of their experience stands out like the skeleton in an X-ray . |
| 38 | Its acquisition of Crocker National Bank in California in 1980 , the most expensive mistake in recent financial history , stands out among a catalogue of disasters . |
| 39 | , John ( fl. 1649 ) , radical pamphleteer , stands out among the polemicists of the civil war period as an advanced thinker on constitutional law and theory with a talent for vivid prose . |
| 40 | I recall having to stand out in the cold at Cotherstone Chapel when one gentleman belonging to a family which had been in the dale for several generations was laid to rest . |
| 41 | Len 's mop of unruly fair hair always made him stand out in a crowded goalmouth but , even over 30 years later , he continues to stand out in the memories of Palace fans who saw him play for our club . |
| 42 | B Once Fokine had demonstrated that mimed dance and danced mime were the best materials to use in ballets where individual characters had to stand out from the rest of the cast , and particularly when true love did not run smoothly , other choreographers. followed suit . |
| 43 | CUSTOM STANDARDS Manson ‘ Classic S ’ This handmade blend of the traditional and the modern aims to stand out from the crowd with its high-class simplicity and the best and latest in hardware … |
| 44 | And for those determined enough to stand out from the crowd by virtue of understatement , that may well be enough . |
| 45 | We had to stand back from the edge of the pavement as their wheels splashed along the teeming gutters . |
| 46 | In practice it is not always easy to stand back from the mass of information and choose a main message and a few submessages . |
| 47 | Here he was able to stand back from the onrush of western man and ask himself the real questions of life and meaning ; get his young life , full and successful as it had been , into perspective . |
| 48 | That demanded constant attention , and yet the Prime Minister must also be able to stand back from the pressure of events and think about the future . |
| 49 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 50 | He also points out that the expedition led by himself and Clark had assembled ‘ the best people , worldwide , and the top people ca n't afford to stand around for a couple of years waiting for research to happen ’ . |
| 51 | And the occasion will be given more spice by the fact that Dorahy played at full back and stand off during a spell at the Boulevard . |
| 52 | St Wenceslas and St Vitus stand up on the cornice with Adalbert , the first bishop of Prague , and St Procopius , the patron saint of the Slavs . |
| 53 | I stand up in the entrance of my bower , still in shadow . |
| 54 | stand back on the stool by daddy . |
| 55 | As always when drawing , I stand back from the piece at regular intervals to get an overall feel as to how the drawing is developing , and to see if it is uniform in shade and texture . |
| 56 | As always when drawing , I stand back from the piece at regular intervals to get an overall feel as to how the drawing is developing , and to see if it is uniform in shade and texture . |
| 57 | Five Railway Cup medals with Ulster and representing Ireland stand out as the highpoints of Jim Reilly 's marvellous career . |
| 58 | These stars stand out from the other around them because they are so bright . |
| 59 | Two Village respondents stand out from the rest in their disagreement with the arguments I have summarised . |
| 60 | Around the margins of the hill , the termites construct tall , thin-walled chimneys which stand out from the sides like ribs . |