Example sentences of "[noun pl] stand out [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Two practical problems stand out above others in precipitating the predictable management action .
2 Canals within the algae stand out as rods in this kind of preservation , which is common in Ordovician rocks .
3 At the recent JANE 'S ADDICTION gig at The Marquee , people were not so much holding onto their ears as trying to stop their eyeballs standing out on stalks , so plenteous were the glittering celebs out to cheer the visiting Americans on .
4 Below the knees her calf muscles stood out like grapefruits inside her stockings .
5 His white cotton gloves stood out like beacons on the steering wheel .
6 The pale blue flowers stand out like jewels against dark , bare soil .
7 The notches and gnarls stood out like carvings on a pulpit , thrusting their beauty at him .
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