Example sentences of "[pron] stood up [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 I stood up for a gasp of air , ducked down again , searching with fingers , with feet , with urgency turning to appalling alarm .
2 ‘ I 'm a Bank Assistant ’ , was the first thing she said when she stood up at a recent IBOA meeting .
3 Those returning Marines crashed their arms across their spreadeagle-painted chest plastrons , saluting Lord Pugh who stood up on a high balcony of traceried wrought tungsten .
4 He stood up with a muttered curse of impatience , and when the lightning flashed a little while later she caught a glimpse of his hunched back .
5 He stood up like a man in a dream .
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