Example sentences of "then he stood [adv prt] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | George grew bored and picked fern leaves , stripping them , only leaving the stem , then he stood up and walked back the way they had come . |
| 2 | Then he stood up and rebuked the wind ( Matt . |
| 3 | Then he stood up and kissed his brother 's hand . |
| 4 | Then he stood up and strode from the room , and she all but collapsed into the chair he 'd just vacated , feeling as though she 'd been battered by a storm at sea . |
| 5 | Then he stood up and stretched . |
| 6 | He listened for a moment to their angry shouts and the occasional thud of their rattan canes , then he stood up and jammed his pith helmet squarely on his head ; automatically his hand checked the presence of his bone-handled knife in its sheath . |
| 7 | Then he stood up and came to me . |
| 8 | Then he stood up and put on his helmet . |
| 9 | Then he stood back and admired his preparations . |