Example sentences of "standing at [art] [adj] distance " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two chambermaids were standing at a respectful distance , watching his efforts in some awe . |
| 2 | The Tsar presides over an assembly made up predominantly of landowners , seen here standing at a respectful distance , and leading members of the Church 's hierarchy , seated at the front |
| 3 | The family watched it with their solemn , empty faces , standing at a great distance from the stage . |
| 4 | The shot slipped from his grasp and nearly flattened the Head 's wife who was standing at a safe distance ( or so she thought ) behind the thrower . |
| 5 | Standing at a safe distance , my eyeballs popped at the sight of the rich variety of penises on show , ranging as they did from dainty chipolatas to Bowyer 's jumbo sausages , with a few unfortunate specimens doing impersonations of mummified button mushrooms left for dead at the bottom of a refrigerator . |