Example sentences of "he [vb past] stand [adv prt] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | He tried to stand up and fell back with a little snort of pain . |
2 | ‘ Teeny ! ’ he shouted standing up and knocking his packet of cigarettes and lighter on the floor . |
3 | At every gig we went to , there was a woman there — that 's what we wanted , we liked to see women hanging around the star attraction of the group because he was good-looking and he did stand out and look good on stage . |
4 | It was ultimately Craig 's responsibility and yet he had stood back and allowed himself to be duped and Emily 's father to be ruined . |
5 | He expected William Temple to back Henson and was grieved to find that his hero was weak because he refused to stand up and fight . |