Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] stand back " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two guards who had been holding him released him and stood back . |
| 2 | ‘ Leave it with me , ’ he said shortly when she laid the chart on the desk in front of him and stood back . |
| 3 | He pushed himself away from her and stood back from the bed , and the discordant ringing of the telephone shattered the silence of the room . |
| 4 | He released her and stood back , eyeing her thoughtfully . |
| 5 | He laid everything on it and stood back to look , like someone in an art gallery sizing up a surrealist exhibit . |
| 6 | He opened it and stood back to let Harry enter ‘ Head of Careers ’ is an absurd title , is n't it ? ’ he said . |