Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] among the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | , 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 . |
| 2 | The fact that no one is given command in the green movements does not mean that no one stands out among the ruck . |
| 3 | He is able and energetic , which makes him stand out among the Khedive 's progeny . |
| 4 | ‘ Come on now , mind my beasts , ’ a drover would say , standing up among the Golds of the plaid in which he had spent the night and putting on a practised tone of wheedling grievance . |
| 5 | Three of the sliced loaves stood out among the rest , which were thin-looking with a raw dough taste and vinegary or salty aromas . |
| 6 | Peter Edwards stood out among the suits in his British Gas/Bobby Charlton Sports School sweatshirt , royal blue on white . |