Example sentences of "stood [adv] [conj] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Obligingly , Victoria took her children 's hands in hers and posed on the steps while the nanny stood aside and looked on with pride .
2 Emma stood up and reached convulsively for Rachaela 's hand .
3 She stood up and shrugged out of her jeans and pants .
4 Miguel stood up and walked round to her , and said , ruffling her hair , ‘ He really did get to you , did n't he ? ’
5 Shrub nodded at their astonishment , and then , without another word , stood up and walked away through the bushes .
6 Edward stood up and walked over to the window .
7 She stood up and walked over to the arch that separated the two rooms , taking her time to search the room for Mike .
8 Lewis stood up and walked over to the door , where he halted .
9 Alfred put his book in his wallet , slung his bow , and with pipe in one hand and flask in the other , stood up and walked on beside the friar .
10 Geoffrey Parchmeiner , Philippa 's betrothed , stood up and walked out of the darkness near the wall .
11 Cynthia stood up and walked across to the window , where she stared out across the busy London street .
12 He stood up and walked down to the deep end as he spoke , then he dived in , surfacing at least halfway down the pool , then covering several more lengths in a leisurely crawl .
13 She stood up and ran over to the bush where she had left her clothes .
14 The man finally stood up and went over to them imploring them to be quiet .
15 After a moment , he stood up and went over to the window .
16 He stood up and went over to an escritoire and took a piece of paper out of a drawer .
17 She saw him flex his ankle and wince , and she stood up and went over to him , kneeling down on the end of one of the sleeping-bags .
18 Replacing the plate , she stood up and went back inside the house , banging her slippers on the step to get rid of the snow .
19 I stood up and went out into the corridor .
20 She stood up and went out of the room , while I pondered her ominous information .
21 He stood up and went across to the stove .
22 ‘ Yes , ’ said Dierdriu , and stood up and came over to him .
23 He stood up and strode over to the window , leaving her totally confused .
24 Slowly Jack stood up and looked down at Ho .
25 She stood up and looked down at him .
26 Tom stood up and looked out at the freshly-weeded graveyard .
27 He pushed away from me and stood up and stumbled over to a wooden chest , tearing one of its drawers right out so that it crashed to the carpeted floor and a load of jumpers fell out .
28 Carson watched uncomprehendingly as she stood up and edged sideways from between her chair and the table , looking down and not meeting his eyes .
29 He stood up and smiled down at her .
30 Guy stood up and smiled down at her with such glittering mockery that she wanted to thump him .
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