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Example sentences for "stood quite"

  • And then he stood quite still to watch Lord Sandford lead away the fair Geraldine, who threw him one strange, half-appealing glance over her shoulder, but spoke no word of farewell.

  • Illustration: He stood quite still to watch Lord Sandford lead away the fair Geraldine (page 155).

  • He stood quite still to watch Lord Sandford lead away the fair Geraldine.

  • Helen flushed almost angrily, and she drew herself erect and stood quite rigid, looking at her cousin.

  • I could not make out," Sanders answered, solicitously, and yet his lip was drawn tight and he stood quite erect.

  • For a full minute he stood quite still; then, instinctively adjusting hat and tie, made his way calmly to the Paddock.

  • He was coming up the steps, his face worn like that of a man in fever, and at the sight of his wife he stood quite still, looking into her face.

  • He stood quite still, listening with all his might.

  • I stood quite still, struggling with my passion.

  • For nearly a minute he stood quite still, with downcast head, thinking.

  • Polly, feeling that she was in the presence of some dreadful calamity, stood quite still.

  • And he stood quite still; and surveyed the boy before him.

  • He stood quite still; the heart in his bosom seemed to almost tear itself asunder with one mighty throb.

  • He stood quite still, stupefied with amazement too great for words, and a white, awful horror broke over his face and shone in his eyes.

  • For a moment or two he stood quite still in the center of the room, toying nervously with the medallion on his watch chain, and a very perceptible frown on his dark, handsome face.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another from; board their; business here; farther north; five lambs; full color; good share; luminous body; medical student; she didn; sherry wine; slender figure; stood away; stood before; stood for; stood listening; stood looking; stood motionless; stood over; stood quite; stood staring; stood stock; stood thus; stood upon; stood upright; well built