Example sentences of "stand [adv] [art] few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | you do is hang it over on the clothes line , stand back a few inches , just give it an even spray , |
| 2 | To Joseph 's delight the Resident Superior led his entourage to the very front of the audience chamber and the American boy found himself standing only a few feet away from the throne where the Emperor Khai Dinh , a slender , almost feminine figure , sat swathed in a golden robe of richly embroidered silk . |
| 3 | London , meditated Dexter — so many people crammed together , yet knowing so little about the others standing only a few feet away . |
| 4 | Julius walked forward until he was standing only a few feet away . |
| 5 | In one instance , a young pilot started a launch with another glider standing only a few yards to the side and just ahead of the take-off point . |
| 6 | Ronni swung round with a start to find Guido standing just a few feet away from her . |
| 7 | She jumped violently , swinging round , glad of the darkness that hid the shock in her eyes when she saw that Terry Lewis had followed her and was standing just a few feet away . |
| 8 | Her eyes lifted from the books before her on the desk to the tall , powerful figure standing just a few feet away . |
| 9 | But as he stood there a few seconds more , holding her eyes relentlessly , Maria was assailed by a sense of what her fate would be like if ever she was weak enough to succumb to the dark , dangerous attraction he held for her . |