Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] from [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Civil Service have conceded fewer goals than any other team in the division , and had Howell not taken the decision to stand down from the top flight , he could have been elevated to the Scottish senior international training squad this summer . |
| 2 | If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 ( Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration ) stands over from an earlier day , paragraph ( 1 ) of Standing Order No. 14 ( Exempted business ) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion . |
| 3 | ( 4 ) If an allotted day is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 20 stands over from an earlier day , the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which under this Order are to be brought to a conclusion on that day shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion . |
| 4 | Dick Hebdige stands back from the virtual war |
| 5 | An imposing large house stands back from the main road , known as Thorne Hall , dated 1881 . |
| 6 | Yucca elephantipes stands out from the common herd with care |
| 7 | Only by trying to stand back from the daily grind and reviewing one 's long term goals can such opposition be slowly undermined . |
| 8 | The latter allows both parties a chance to stand back from the daily routine and take a harder look at overall performance . |
| 9 | As ever , the knack is to make yourself stand out from the corporate crowd . |
| 10 | The lines of the images stand out from the high quality Montval paper and are accompanied by a braille text . |
| 11 | One difference between the pub and the rest of the street was that the brickwork had been painted cream which made it stand out from the long façade of varying shades of red or grey . |
| 12 | The human will could not stand back from the Great Battle raging in its own soul as well as in the world at large : it had to choose to contend either for God or the Devil . |
| 13 | If these are the lessons of prudence , then standing back from the official portrait of crime and criminals and looking at it critically might be a very beneficial move towards getting our heads straight . |
| 14 | Both require standing back from the day-to-day running of the organisation and examining the wider picture . |
| 15 | At whatever level it manifests itself , leadership is concerned with standing back from the day-to-day routine of affairs . |
| 16 | Standing back from the main road , surrounded by green grass , was the memorial to those men of the village and the surrounding hamlets who had died during the Great War , and behind the memorial was the primary school which I was going to join in the course of the next few days . |
| 17 | Yet these were islands standing out from a motionless sea : ten thousand individuals at the most . |
| 18 | With its splashes of red standing out from the swirling whiteness of the snowstorm , this tableau combines the decorative and the dramatic in a manner reminiscent of the finest Japanese prints . |
| 19 | He stood off from the left-hand window and kicked the big bottom pane , pulling his foot back before it interrupted the fall of glass , then kicked again to clear the residue . |
| 20 | She stood out from the general run of Tory women like a Bird of Paradise in Trafalgar Square . |
| 21 | Only his bright red lips and large blue eyes stood out from the general blackness . |
| 22 | Gilbert finally stood back from the portable machine on the floor . |
| 23 | She did not see him at once , as he stood back from the coiling smoke . |