Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cos he stands up in public . |
| 2 | This stands out in stark contrast to the four-speed 'box in the 500SL we tested last December . |
| 3 | Although it is the mood disturbance that stands out in affective psychosis , individuals who meet the criteria for either the ‘ unipolar ’ or the ‘ bipolar ’ form ( as they are sometimes called ) sometimes also show features reminiscent of schizophrenia , as we shall see for several of the subjects evaluated in this book . |
| 4 | Surely the way of transgressors is hard , and stands out in striking contrast to the ways of the Lord , which are experienced by those who walk therein to be pleasant and peaceful . |
| 5 | One incident stands out in particular as a point when I felt there was little more I could do : |
| 6 | We are being trained to stand back in humble awe from the work of nature , and not to interpose our alien human values . |
| 7 | Thought they could stand up in full view in a club crammed with people , execute the man . |
| 8 | You can stand back in practical terms , too — suggesting a couple of hours ' break for people to clear their heads , or that you finish early in order for people to think over proposals and reconvene in the morning . |
| 9 | Now , when you find management — the representatives of enterprise and risk capital — standing up in public and saying that they have a responsibility to keep prices stable , or lower them , that individual prices ought to be reported on by a commission , and that profits ought to attract special tax penalties if they exceed a certain level , then it is a sign that either the millennium has arrived or else something is going very seriously wrong indeed . |
| 10 | Imagine if , for instance , we could get him standing up in public , get him photographed , on newsreel , all around the world , saying that we were fighting a just war , that Hitler was insane , that we had to win . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't see titles standing out in generic displays . ’ |
| 12 | They were standing around in frozen postures like a group caught when the music stops in a game of Statues . |
| 13 | And at training Paul Gascoigne upstaged that prank after being warned there could be some standing around in chilly weather . |
| 14 | The cars stopped and everyone got out , standing around in little groups , talking in hushed voices . |
| 15 | People standing around in heavy winter coats , stamping their feet and rubbing their hands , keen to have it over and done with . |
| 16 | But instead , she had let him drive her back to the flat ; had stood by in mute acquiescence while he 'd ransacked her drawers and cupboards and packed her a bag . |
| 17 | Her dark hair stood up in gelled planes , in the fashion of the time . |
| 18 | The fur on his shoulders stood up in stiff spikes . |
| 19 | Chimney pots stood out in black profile like squat , ebony gargoyles . |
| 20 | She first appeared as a strange red light , as of a ship all a-glow , in the midst of which light her masts , spars and sails , seemingly those of a normal brig. , some 200 yards distant from us , stood out in strong relief as she came up . |
| 21 | His white teeth and brown oval eyes stood out in stark contrast against his dark tanned skin . |
| 22 | In the fine white sand , the pools of dark blood stains stood out in stark contrast to the natural beauty of the coast . |
| 23 | Everything he designed stood out in majestic size , and in every way passed beyond human values into the transcendent . |
| 24 | Some of the backs were dilapidated but the two premises belonging to the Glynns stood out in good repair : the wall had been recently pointed and colour-washed and the door freshly painted . |
| 25 | The Big Wheel , with its spindly framework of long , slender struts , girders , and bracing wires stood out in delicate black outline against the thinning white mist . |
| 26 | The muscles of his chest and forearms stood out in powerful relief as he stared incredulously down at her tense , frightened face … |
| 27 | His memory was indistinct — a few details only stood out in odd clarity : listening to ‘ Palm Court ’ on the radio , followed with awful inevitability by ‘ Variety Bandbox ’ , the last hours of the week-end petering out , wasted , joyless , empty ; bed , and school again the next day . |
| 28 | Here , individuals stood out in sharp focus and Jane 's walks were always enlivened by the indomitable characters she saw and the wry humour of the remarks she overheard . |
| 29 | Moreover , although sophisticated and assertive entrepreneurial groups emerged in all the major industrial areas , their dynamism stood out in sharp contrast to the conservatism and traditionalism prevalent among petty merchants and manufacturers . |
| 30 | With it came a sudden clarity of atmosphere , so that the trees and haystacks stood out in high relief , and the distant hills seemed to come nearer now that their outline was sharply etched on the horizon . |