Example sentences of "stand [adv] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The palace stands far back from the river , its only access being through fields and orchards which protect it against the vagaries of the Thames . |
| 2 | ‘ People have to stand well back from the edge of the pavement or else risk being splashed by the mud and water spilling from these ‘ sealed ’ lorries , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The erm much , given much more dominance in the picture by making it stand right up above the horizon . |
| 4 | If the spokesman risks this hazardous operation , he should stand well back from the edge of the pavement or risk being splashed by the mud and water spilling from these ‘ sealed lorries . ’ |
| 5 | Also standing well back from the grave , Mike Treloar , the printing works foreman , supported himself on a stick . |
| 6 | I look cautiously out again , standing well back in the shadows … |
| 7 | Sunset Cottage stood well back from the lane , on rising ground . |