Example sentences of "stand up [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stands up carefully and reaches out both hands . |
| 2 | ( ROS stands up restlessly and flaps his arms . ) |
| 3 | It is these muscles which make it possible to stand up straight and bend over to lift objects . |
| 4 | I was told to stand up straight and , as usual , one of the guards pushed my legs as close together as possible . |
| 5 | At that point I just want to stand up again because I think I 've put very little into this altogether because I was n't here . |
| 6 | And I 'm gon na ask Catherine to stand up so that you can all see who she is . |
| 7 | If the Opposition spokesman , the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) , has the guts and really cares about Ravenscraig , will my hon. Friend ask him to stand up now and commit a future Labour Government to keeping Ravenscraig open ? |
| 8 | Put up with what 's going on , because the reality is , there 's nobody in Northern Ireland prepared to stand up now and give evidence in open court , because if they do they 're dead before the week is done . |
| 9 | ‘ I mean stand up slowly and make yer way to the back shop and we can all have a wee chat . |
| 10 | Stand up straight when I 'm dribbling . |
| 11 | Stand up straight and stop that bloody twitching . ’ |
| 12 | Stand up straight and circle both arms as widely as possible first forwards and then backwards . |
| 13 | Stand up straight and show respect to your superiors — or you will feel the irons of An Dap about your ankles again ! " |
| 14 | " And forests do n't forget your trembly leaves And stand up straight and tall , " |
| 15 | First decide whether you wish to make a portrait or landscape design , and check that the card will stand up properly if you are opting for the latter shape . |
| 16 | ‘ My father would make me stand up straight and sing the national anthem four times . |
| 17 | The ceiling was so low that Frank could never stand up straight and even the shorties like Brian , Terry and I had to be careful not to bang our heads when we were exercising . |
| 18 | I hope that one of them will stand up now and give the answers , because the whole House wants to know . |
| 19 | I think that we have a very butch attitude , I think the government has a very butch attitude quite honestly , er to , you know , you 've got to er stand up there and help yourself , and I suppose I 'm all for that , but you 've got to have something to help yourself with , and I think that 's where we ought to be aiming and I 'm very glad that the world 's leaders are heading straight in that direction . . |
| 20 | The reason I 'm standing up here cos your not get things done in this town I 'm sorry it is the only way of saying something . |
| 21 | As the lights came up I saw he was standing up straight and alert , with cubes of dried vomit decorating his cheeks . |
| 22 | As you can see from the figure on the page opposite the man thinks that he is standing up straight when anyone can see , at a glance , that he is leaning backwards from the waist . |
| 23 | and what we actually do when we 're standing up so that it becomes more effective yeah ? |
| 24 | Miaow , thought Jenny as young Curtis stood up awkwardly and set off for the bar , turning after a couple of steps to ask , ‘ What do you want ? ’ |
| 25 | He stood up slowly and entered the lounge . |
| 26 | She stood up slowly and showed it to the bearded man . |
| 27 | He stood up urgently and started stuffing things into his saddlebags . |
| 28 | Now when somebody else stood up here if somebody had totally dried up or been so nervous they could n't do it what would you have felt . |
| 29 | Both men listened to it for a moment , then Duclos stood up restlessly and walked over to his gramophone . |
| 30 | She got to the bus station , stood up straight and went out to the ticket counter . |