He rolled onto his hands and knees, then stood up.

NEWYORKER: Ziggurat

For another minute I sat on the chair in the hallway, then stood up and walked slowly toward her room.

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Then he laughed and stood up and waved his gloved hands again and jerked the light chain, bringing down darkness.

NEWYORKER: Mr. Bones

Then he stood up and started calling Morini.

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We stood up now and then to get our circulation going, and it was always the same: the wind was always blowing, there was always a semblance of moon, always in the same spot in the sky, and in front of the moon a fantastic cavalcade of ragged clouds, always the same.

NEWYORKER: Bear Meat

Then he stood up straight and responded loudly enough for all the kids to hear.

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Then two disabled protesters stood up and shouted out.

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If a Magistrate (or JP) stood up and read the Riot Act then anyone on the streets moments later was partaking in a riot.

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But they got little change out of Wasps' magnificent "rush" defence, which stood up to be counted, and then got up for more, time and again.

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Then a man sitting in the back stood up and cleared his throat.

NEWYORKER: Luda and Milena

For 30 minutes, we stood in a circle and partook in playful exercises meant to induce laughter and then wrapped it up with a brief laughter meditation where we laid stomach-up on the floor and laughed as hard as we could.

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