Example sentences of "stand up [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she stands up and crosses to the other armchair . |
| 2 | He stands up and taps on the table for silence , intending to announce this new discovery , in the hope that it will cause yet more laughter , and increase his reputation for honesty still further . |
| 3 | GUIL stands up and looks over the audience . ) |
| 4 | It seems not , for Philip Swallow immediately removes his hand , stands up and moves to the window . ’ |
| 5 | He needs excellent standing balance and selective leg movements to stand up and step into the bath , and even then he may need handrails on either side for stability and safety . |
| 6 | But her assessment of my ability to stand up and shout in a crisis is pretty much a front . |
| 7 | This is the impact that a speaker has when they stand up and speak to a group of people . |
| 8 | When in the grip of writer 's block I might stand up and walk to the window and look out . |
| 9 | And , quite frankly , I think that that women these days have very little time in which to indulge themselves in their own hobbies and interests , and I think women should stand up and say to the government , no you will not inflict this responsibility upon us ! |
| 10 | Jade must have stood up and fell over the side . |
| 11 | A little old lady was sitting by her front doorstep stroking her cat one afternoon when the cat stood up and strolled across the road towards the park . |
| 12 | They stood up and gazed across the garden . |
| 13 | I stood up and gazed at a small pile of my toys which had been thrown to one side of my cupboard . |
| 14 | I stood up and gazed along the barrel of the Bren gun and could n't help smiling to myself and thinking that Taff was at his funniest when he was annoyed about something , even though our circumstances at the moment were anything but funny . |
| 15 | He stood up and gazed round the tavern . |
| 16 | She stood up and stamped on the still-living creature . |
| 17 | At this , the grandmother stood up and shuffled into a little hut-like concrete alcove , her bedroom , and emerged carrying something in a handkerchief . |
| 18 | She stood up and grinned at the old man who owed her his life . |
| 19 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 20 | The soldiers relaxed , laughing , whilst the hostages stood up and joined in the celebrations . |
| 21 | He stood up and lumbered towards the tail end of the queue ; she trailed behind slowly , wondering how she could leave on her own without offending him . |
| 22 | Mamma d'Agostino sighed a sigh that shook her generous frame , then stood up and walked to the kitchen door and opened it slightly , then said in a low voice , ‘ Enrico . |
| 23 | She stood up and walked to the back of the cell . |
| 24 | He stood up and walked to the window of the cold , cold room , putting aside with contempt his lifelong habit of arranging to be seated so as to hide his size when he was about to say anything that interested him . |
| 25 | Lucien stood up and walked to the front edge of the roof . |
| 26 | Helen stood up and walked to the window , thinking hard . |
| 27 | She stood up and walked to the sink . |
| 28 | She stood up and walked to the door , not trusting herself to look back , and after a second she heard him come to his feet . |
| 29 | He stood up and walked across the deck to stand by the chromium guard rail , looking down at her . |
| 30 | She stood up and walked from the room without so much as a backward glance , and Shae looked down at her hands , surprised to find they were trembling , though they 'd been rock steady just minutes before . |