Example sentences of "[pers pn] stand [adv prt] from the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 IT 'S that time of year when there seems to be a party every other night and it takes a little extra imagination to make you stand out from the crowd .
4 So will you stand down from the government after the elections ?
5 And similarly , most of the CTC and especially the , were utterly and outspokenly delighted when she stood down from the committee on moving to PLACE .
6 We all like to think we stand out from the crowd and , in the past , the face has been seen as the key to unlocking our identity .
7 We stood out from the rest , who would be played by girls or women — supers as they were called — hastily chosen early on the Monday of our arrival in the town .
8 What is it about them that makes them stand out from the rest ?
9 Can certain individuals be directed in such a way that they stand out from the mass because they are the tellers of the story , the chief exponents in the drama or theme ?
10 Yet another multilevel game that , while enjoyable in most ways , lacks that certain something to make it stand out from the crowd .
11 As he spoke , so Ray Doyle 's voice hardened , and he stood up from the armchair , hoping that Jack Stone was getting the message : the favour was over .
12 He stood up from the flight deck console and crossed over to where Postine lay , successfully sedated , on a buttress .
13 Panting , heart pounding , he stood back from the door and waited , safe in the knowledge that the dog was too big to squeeze herself through the gap allowed by the safety-chain .
14 He stood out from the rest of the mob with his silver hair and stacked shoes .
15 He stood out from the pack .
16 And then suddenly he appeared , making her heart smile inside her , as he stood out from the crowd with his shock of bright blond hair .
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