Example sentences of "stood up [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? ’ |
| 2 | He stood up slowly and entered the lounge . |
| 3 | She stood up slowly and showed it to the bearded man . |
| 4 | He stood up urgently and started stuffing things into his saddlebags . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Both men listened to it for a moment , then Duclos stood up restlessly and walked over to his gramophone . |
| 7 | She got to the bus station , stood up straight and went out to the ticket counter . |
| 8 | She stood up straight and still ! |
| 9 | He stood up straight and thrust his hands into the pockets of his faded jeans . |
| 10 | She stood up straight and still . |
| 11 | Topknot , who had been muttering to himself , stood up suddenly and spoke very sharply at great length , with a lot of pointing to the ground and to the sky . |
| 12 | Then he stood up suddenly and snapped his fingers . |
| 13 | A sound of satisfaction came deep from his throat as his hands fondled and teased her breasts until her nipples stood up hard and proud against the softness of his palms . |
| 14 | He stood up unsteadily and looked around . |
| 15 | He stood up quickly as Luke appeared in the doorway . |
| 16 | Katherine stood up quickly and crossed to the drinks cabinet , her fingers tracing the metal discs on the cut-glass decanters … and for the first time in many months thought about Dermot Corcoran , her late husband . |
| 17 | Cleo hissed in reply , stood up quickly and marched up to her bedroom , slamming the door behind her . |
| 18 | She stood up quickly and began rummaging in her bag , desperately looking for some francs so that she could pay the woman and leave . |
| 19 | He stood up abruptly and she followed him with her eyes , aching at the sight of his powerful body . |
| 20 | He stood up abruptly and walked across to the window , staring outside at the same nondescript view that she herself had spent over fifteen minutes staring at earlier on . |
| 21 | He stood up abruptly and resumed his restless pacing of the room , like a caged animal that had suddenly found the confines of its cage far too small for comfort . |
| 22 | He stood up abruptly and went into the scullery . |
| 23 | He stood up abruptly and pulled her to her feet . |
| 24 | Guy stood up abruptly and took the glass from her nerveless fingers , drawing her up and pulling her very gently into his arms . |
| 25 | Juliet stood up angrily and walked rigidly across to the window . |
| 26 | He stood up smartly and she followed him with gratitude as he took from his pocket a large bunch of keys , from each of which dangled a carefully written label . |
| 27 | He stood up then and walked from the room without so much as a backward glance . |
| 28 | David stood up then and held the door open , and as Greg and Nina left the room he turned to Rachel . |
| 29 | Cleg stood up too and put his hand into his pocket . |
| 30 | Connon stood up too and slowly followed her . |