Example sentences of "stood up and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood up and told the meeting that she agreed . |
| 2 | Before the pudding was cut the Reverend Morey stood up and rapped the table to attract attention . |
| 3 | Blufton stood up and plunged a pudgy hand into a concertina file . |
| 4 | She stood up and carried the cold coffee into the kitchen . |
| 5 | Then he stood up and rebuked the wind ( Matt . |
| 6 | Rico stood up and left the room . |
| 7 | The Shah stood up and left the room without a word . |
| 8 | We stood up and left the house by the back door . |
| 9 | The judge stood up and left the courtroom . |
| 10 | He stood up and left the room with only the barest nod at both of them . |
| 11 | She pushed back her chair , stood up and crossed the room to open her box of tarot cards . |
| 12 | Inspector Berret stood up and questioned the doctor : ‘ Are the injuries consistent with a jemmy or case opener ? ’ he enquired . |
| 13 | To the amazement of all the British party a choir stood up and sang the ‘ Hallelujah Chorus ’ ! |
| 14 | After we had settled down , brother Jack stood up and banged the table and called for order for Dad to say grace . |
| 15 | She stood up and extended a hand to Katherine . |
| 16 | She stood up and scanned the room , as if for inspiration . |
| 17 | She gave a slight , sad smile , stood up and took a few paces round the bedroom . |
| 18 | She stood up and took a roll of bills out of her purse . |
| 19 | ‘ You mean the work of Mr Clancy , ’ said Peggy , as he stood up and took the towel she gave him . |
| 20 | A week later he was in the chair at a meeting of the Humanist Society when he suddenly had a vision of Bill Brice looking down at him from the moulding in the corner of the ceiling with a crown of thorns on his head , and look of sweet forgiveness on his face ; whereupon he stood up and made a long , confused speech about the hunger for God that gnawed inside each of us , however stiff-necked and jeering we might be ; which caused great embarrassment to all those present , and even greater embarrassment later to progressive theologians on the staff , who felt that such old-fashioned emotive conversions could only undo all their good work . |
| 21 | The ambassador and his wife were very pleasant , and as the Ambassador stood up and made a very impressive speech in Chinese , I thought him a distinct improvement on his confrère in the Hague ! |
| 22 | Himmler stood up and put a hand on his shoulder . |
| 23 | Melissa stood up and put an arm round the thin shoulders . |
| 24 | Ralph stood up and controlled the flames around and beckoned for the team to run quickly to the staircase . |
| 25 | She stood up and opened the door for Hosanna to leave , turned and sat down by Lee on the bed . |
| 26 | Whitlock stood up and shook the extended hand , unwilling to speak until he knew which language Leitzig intended to use . |
| 27 | When the film ended with an unexpected FINE , Clare stood up and shook the folds of her coat . |
| 28 | Fifi had wandered off and was throwing small handfuls of straw around at the back of the cage but the big chimp stood up and grasped the bars , still rocking . |
| 29 | He was all soft and scummy inside , and greenish , like his eyes , and she stood up and pulled the two halves of his torn torso together like a shirt she was going to button up so she should not see the spilling of his innards . |
| 30 | He said something to me and I stood up and waved the cue around . |