Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] to her feet " in BNC.
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| 1 | She slowly got to her feet , her eyes wide with fear . |
| 2 | She suddenly rose to her feet , pushing her chair back and reaching for her bag . |
| 3 | ‘ I know what you mean , doctor , and no ; no , he has n't , but- ’ She suddenly sprang to her feet and was standing rigid . |
| 4 | And as she spoke , Mrs Denham , in the garden below , suddenly leaped to her feet , and started gathering up her things ; they could not catch what she was saying , but she seemed faintly agitated , and Martin too got to his feet , though not with any movement that could be described as a leap , and appeared to offer , though ineffectively , to help with his baby . |
| 5 | Donna finally got to her feet and wandered outside , glancing up at the board , noticing that her train was due in about five minutes . |
| 6 | She was already rising to her feet when Gerard the butler taped on the door before opening it . |
| 7 | Maggie quickly rose to her feet . |
| 8 | Rosie at once scrambled to her feet , the marbles she had in her lap dropping and clattering over the polished wood floors . |
| 9 | ‘ These plates are cold , ’ said Patrick Milligan senior , looking up from his place and staring down the table at his five-year-old daughter , who at once scrambled to her feet . |
| 10 | Roza — I had learned to call her by this affectionate diminutive — at once sprang to her feet : ‘ Husband come . |
| 11 | And then , as her dazed mind finally absorbed the fact that it really was Ross , and not a figment of her overheated imagination , she quickly jumped to her feet and ran swiftly across the floor towards him . |
| 12 | Jessamy shakily got to her feet , took a couple of very deep breaths , then stubbornly went over to the door . |
| 13 | She was afraid , and nearly scrambled to her feet . |
| 14 | Lindsey smiled as she also rose to her feet . |
| 15 | She glanced at her watch and immediately got to her feet . |
| 16 | She immediately sprang to her feet and shouted at the top of her voice : ‘ HEY HAL . |
| 17 | Rosie immediately leapt to her feet , growling . |
| 18 | She stumbled over the words , muttered and blushed , her duplicity and stupidity so abundantly clear to her that she was surprised that the charming young woman did not immediately leap to her feet , denounce her as an impostor and throw her out onto the street again . |
| 19 | She pondered his words then got to her feet . |
| 20 | ‘ You do what you want , Mike , ’ she snapped then got to her feet and strode to the door . |
| 21 | Jessica got to her knees , holding herself and snorting , then staggered to her feet and ran down to the water . |
| 22 | Staggering slightly , she eventually lurched to her feet . |
| 23 | She hurriedly got to her feet . |
| 24 | He stood up , but Alyssia hurriedly got to her feet , walking across to him and urgently gripping his arm with her hand . |
| 25 | Before she actually rose to her feet , Jonadab spoke again . |
| 26 | Paige nimbly rose to her feet . |
| 27 | This movement , as Rufus had no doubt intended , sent Mary toppling forward into Adam 's arms , her breasts lightly slapping into his chest in a way that would have been blissful if it had been allowed to continue but Mary , drunk as she was , had sprung aside , actually sprung to her feet , and rather late in the day hugged her arms across her chest . |