Example sentences of "[pron] stood up and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , we reached the end in a while , and I stood up and tugged him back until he was sitting wedged in the corner , supported by the rear and side walls . |
| 2 | As she came nearer , I could see that it was indeed Anna , and I stood up and yelled her name across the chaotic traffic of August tourists and pushy little French cars . |
| 3 | I stood up and shook his hand . |
| 4 | I stood up and shook it . |
| 5 | I stood up and patted my pockets to make sure I had keys , wallet , and so on . |
| 6 | Then she stood up and led her friend to the door . |
| 7 | She stood up and twisted her hair round her head in a long rope , pinning it high . |
| 8 | She stood up and took her empty plate into the galley . |
| 9 | She stood up and let it unroll before her to shout its hideous message for itself . |
| 10 | She stood up and kissed him lightly on the lips . |
| 11 | She stood up and tested her ankle . |
| 12 | She stood up and thought herself back into the Mayor 's office . |
| 13 | She stood up and lifted her skirt . |
| 14 | She stood up and clapped her hands loudly until everyone was looking up from their work . |
| 15 | ‘ You 've got to have the right bloke mind , ’ Yanto smiled at her , as she stood up and shrouded herself in his blanket . |
| 16 | She stood up and raised her hand , but before she could slap him roundly on his face she felt her wrist caught in a vice-like grip . |
| 17 | She stood up and straightened her back . |
| 18 | She stood up and grabbed her bag from the floor , taking care to school her expression into a mask of indifference . |
| 19 | She stood up and faced him squarely . |
| 20 | She stood up and faced them . |
| 21 | I was wondering : are they surprised because of the piece , or because it was me who stood up and read it ? |
| 22 | They would n't recognise emotion if it stood up and hit them ! ’ |
| 23 | He stood up and stretched himself . |
| 24 | And he stood up and stretched his neck with his characteristic tortoiselike movement and turned toward the door . |
| 25 | She arched against him , her hands searching desperately for his skin , and with a harsh groan he stood up and dragged her to her feet . |
| 26 | She wore a black dress reaching to just above her knees , suspended from her shoulders by straps no thicker than shoe laces ; black stockings , encasing surprisingly slim legs , and very high-heeled red shoes that elevated her an inch or so above Morse as he stood up and offered her his stool . |
| 27 | He stood up and let his rifle butt slip to the ground . |
| 28 | He stood up and kissed his forehead . |
| 29 | Then he stood up and kissed his brother 's hand . |
| 30 | ‘ He stood up and said what they did was wrong and he may well be a marked man now . |