Example sentences of "[pron] stood up [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I stood up on the walkway , I thought , I could probably stretch up and touch the ceiling , but would n't be able to reach the hole . |
| 2 | Most attention concentrated on the last sentence of my statement which I had inserted just before I stood up in the House of Commons : |
| 3 | She stood up in the boat . |
| 4 | We cheered three Egyptians who stood up in the body of the hall and cried , ‘ We want Nasser ’ . |
| 5 | It stood up to the race well and he and co-driver John Anthony had a fabulous time . |
| 6 | As he spoke , so Ray Doyle 's voice hardened , and he stood up from the armchair , hoping that Jack Stone was getting the message : the favour was over . |
| 7 | He stood up from the flight deck console and crossed over to where Postine lay , successfully sedated , on a buttress . |