Example sentences of "stand back [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently built , this attractive gasthof stands back across the road from the gondola lift which gives access to the Brandstadl mountain . |
| 2 | THE CATHEDRAL at Lyon stands back from the bank of the Saone , and , from the other side of the river , is half hidden by bland blocks of flats . |
| 3 | The Arts : Lenny stands back from the brink of bathos |
| 4 | An imposing large house stands back from the main road , known as Thorne Hall , dated 1881 . |
| 5 | This is Sonnet 94 , ‘ which at no point addresses the Friend directly , stands back from the group much as a contemplative soliloquy does from the dialogue of a play ’ . |
| 6 | Dick Hebdige stands back from the virtual war |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The latter allows both parties a chance to stand back from the daily routine and take a harder look at overall performance . |
| 9 | In practice it is not always easy to stand back from the mass of information and choose a main message and a few submessages . |
| 10 | Only by trying to stand back from the daily grind and reviewing one 's long term goals can such opposition be slowly undermined . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Another type of chart helps parents begin to stand back from the emotional reactions they have and see what is happening with their child . |
| 13 | We had to stand back from the edge of the pavement as their wheels splashed along the teeming gutters . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | stand back on the stool by daddy . |
| 16 | Stand back from the house and observe the roof and gutters through binoculars . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Turn the lights out and stand back from the door ! ’ said the bearded man . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | And what this section will do is stand back from the particularity of today ( though continuing to use it as an example ) and ask why economies develop such geographical variation and why their geographies are subject to change . |
| 22 | Fancy standing back to the North Sea for ten hours or more handling cold fish ! |
| 23 | There was a brawl of props and hookers , second rowers and locks ( back rows , I think you call them ) from which my father extricated himself , standing back on the sideline wearing that universal five-eighth 's look of perky innocence . |
| 24 | This gallery is probably the best known to the general public ; standing back from the Ambleside-Coniston road , it is easily seen . |
| 25 | MATTHEW HOWE standing back from the road nearby is thought to date from between 1665 and 1700 . |
| 26 | Horowitz then walked the last hundred yards to the decrepit villa standing back from the airport highway , pushed open the left-hand iron grille gate . |
| 27 | Standing back from the lane and slightly below it , at the bottom of a weed-covered drive . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Standing back from the road in its own grounds , it commanded an extensive view of the sea to the south and the patchwork of stone walls and green fields to the north . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , dear me , ’ he said , standing back from the window and dusting himself down , wiping his face with a handkerchief . |