Example sentences of "[vb past] up [adv] [conj] [vb past] his " in BNC.

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1 He stood up straight and thrust his hands into the pockets of his faded jeans .
2 Then he stood up suddenly and snapped his fingers .
3 He stood up abruptly and resumed his restless pacing of the room , like a caged animal that had suddenly found the confines of its cage far too small for comfort .
4 Cleg stood up too and put his hand into his pocket .
5 Shelley shook her head in mock despair at the state of his lungs , but she was reassured by the noise , and the way he sat up straight and opened his eyes , blinking in the brightness of the morning sun beneath the plane tree shade .
6 He sat up quickly and hit his head on the eave .
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