Example sentences of "stand [adv] [conj] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was assisted to stand upright and walk to a chair . |
| 2 | Then she stands up and crosses to the other armchair . |
| 3 | It seems not , for Philip Swallow immediately removes his hand , stands up and moves to the window . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I was n't going to stand there and listen to that stuff , ’ explained Cooper graciously . |
| 5 | This is the impact that a speaker has when they stand up and speak to a group of people . |
| 6 | When in the grip of writer 's block I might stand up and walk to the window and look out . |
| 7 | He makes the world stand up and speak to one . |
| 8 | And , quite frankly , I think that that women these days have very little time in which to indulge themselves in their own hobbies and interests , and I think women should stand up and say to the government , no you will not inflict this responsibility upon us ! |
| 9 | It is after Zacchaeus has stood up and said to God , ‘ Listen , sir ! |
| 10 | Then Marcus stood up and began to unbutton his shirt further . |
| 11 | There had been noisy , angry scenes and in the end a member of Chamberlain 's own party stood up and said to him , ‘ Depart , I say , and let us have done with you . |
| 12 | When he was finished he stood up and said to her , ‘ Leave your plate . ’ |
| 13 | He stood up and sauntered to his coffee pot . |
| 14 | Mamma d'Agostino sighed a sigh that shook her generous frame , then stood up and walked to the kitchen door and opened it slightly , then said in a low voice , ‘ Enrico . |
| 15 | She stood up and walked to the back of the cell . |
| 16 | He stood up and walked to the window of the cold , cold room , putting aside with contempt his lifelong habit of arranging to be seated so as to hide his size when he was about to say anything that interested him . |
| 17 | Lucien stood up and walked to the front edge of the roof . |
| 18 | Helen stood up and walked to the window , thinking hard . |
| 19 | She stood up and walked to the sink . |
| 20 | She stood up and walked to the door , not trusting herself to look back , and after a second she heard him come to his feet . |
| 21 | He stood up and crossed to the Cell . |
| 22 | Abruptly she stood up and crossed to the window . |
| 23 | He stood up and went to a battered grey filing cabinet , rummaged through it , and grunted . |
| 24 | Mrs Zamzam spoke slowly , a village woman speaking to a stranger , and without warning she stood up and went to her other room , returning a minute or so later with a rusting tin . |
| 25 | He stood up and went to the kitchen . |
| 26 | Hassan stood up and went to the front of the courtroom . |
| 27 | She stood up and went to him , putting her hand gently on his arm . |
| 28 | Wycliffe stood up and went to the window , parted the curtains , and looked out . |
| 29 | Vashinov stood up and came to the bed , his penis erect before him . |
| 30 | Then he stood up and came to me . |