Example sentences of "the [noun sg] stand back [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three of the men moved closer , the driver stood back and watched . |
| 2 | The teacher stands back and observes Christopher ( 4.7 ) as he tries to cut right through a block of wood with a tenon saw only half its width . |
| 3 | The leader stood back and watched as two , perhaps three , Hunters covered his body in a gold paste . |
| 4 | We have suggested that a feature of leadership is the ability to stand back and take the wider perspective . |
| 5 | The need for patience and the ability to stand back and let the groups reach their own decisions became new management skills . |
| 6 | In the reflection phase , the learner stands back and looks at what he has done in the investment phase . |