Example sentences of "[vb -s] out [prep] [art] [adj] thumb " in BNC.
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1 | And he admitted : ‘ If keepers make a mistake it stands out like a sore thumb . |
2 | It stands out like a sore thumb . |
3 | Look at the surrounding skyline and pick out things that catch the eye — the flashy Porsche in the car-park , the dark cloud looming or the ugly building that sticks out like a sore thumb . |
4 | But that was in 1909 and she has had so many successors that the device now sticks out like a sore thumb and must be used only with the greatest care and deftness of touch . |
5 | There 's no cover , and — as happened to me — any stranger sticks out like a sore thumb . |
6 | I , er I mean it sticks out like a sore thumb , and one would have expected that this paper came from education . |