Example sentences of "stand [adj] of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wheeled his horse , and roared his own knights round upon their bowmen ; and the loyal among the marksmen set up an answering howl , and fell out as best they could , leaping sidelong into the bushes and up the heathery slope , to stand clear of the slaughter and find a vantage-point again from which they could play their part . |
| 2 | An illuminated indicator told them to stand clear of the doors and then they closed . |
| 3 | Remember that unless you are fitting within a window reveal , your track should , where possible , extend beyond the sides of the window to enable the curtain to stand free of the window during daylight . |
| 4 | Only one point stands irrespective of the period taken : Japan has shown all the other rich countries a clean pair of heels . |
| 5 | The five spent on the line is to enable them to have three photographic run-pasts where passengers will be given the opportunity to disembark , stand clear of the track and photograph the train at some remote and picturesque location . |
| 6 | Equally innovative was William 's detached arcading of the aisles , where the piers and slender marble shafts supporting the vaults stand free of the walls . |
| 7 | ‘ She could n't stand any of the girls , but she liked to think of Syl hauling them in . |
| 8 | NOTE Urine that has been standing some of the night is not a true specimen for testing . |
| 9 | Ahead of us we could see our ridge , standing clear of the cloud , brushed purple in the strange early light . |
| 10 | In the strange light it appeared to be slightly tilted , with one edge standing proud of the slabs around it . |
| 11 | Agnes Fogerty , quiet and still as a mouse , and not unlike that timid animal in her much-pressed grey flannel skirt and twin-set to match , stood oblivious of the chaos around her . |