'Only suppose,' returned Bella, 'that poor Pa was to
sit bolt upright in another corner.'
Our Mutual Friend
If yesterday's public risk assessment got Theresa May and other cabinet ministers to
sit bolt upright they will have achieved their goal.
A warning Britain ignores at its peril
She would "
sit bolt upright and dance" whenever Coldplay CDs were played at her hospital bedside, she told9NEWS.
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No, I'm going to
sit bolt upright gasping at the terrifying realisation that I've FORGOTTEN TO HAVE A BABY!
Childless and happy
My survival instinct forced me to
sit bolt upright, although I found out afterwards that was totally the wrong thing to do.
Police have good cause to tame bikers' testosterone
I
sit bolt upright in bed, roused from deep sleep by a man shouting in my ear: "Who shot the Byreman?" Panic-stricken, I grab the snoring Dreamboat by my side and sob: "Someone shot the Byreman!" The woman of my dreams disentangles herself from my feverish embrace, switches on the light and points to my radio.
COLUMNIST
HENRIK STENSON used to fall asleep watching The Masters as a kid but the one moment that made him
sit bolt upright was the legendary bunker shot from Sandy Lyle in 1988.
I should've been in my bunker bed when Lyle struck his wonder shot in 1988; Stenson out to make his own mark at Augusta
SOME statistics make you
sit bolt upright in your seat.
Stable form has to be a concern for So You Think fans
"The party congress is likely to be a gruelling chore for Kim, who as party secretary will be expected to
sit bolt upright in front of thousands of deputies and TV cameras at least for five hours a day and probably stand up while delivering one of the interminable speeches beloved of dictators everywhere," South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported.
North Korea party meeting 'delayed'
At times the language sparkles with imagery as when Melchior receives the call: It first filled his ears as a roar like that of a lion and it made him
sit bolt upright in the bed as a chill waved across his flesh.
Epiphany: The Untold Epic Journey of the Magi
I must have been in a very deep sleep as the second he touches my arm I
sit bolt upright, look right at him and say in a very loud, Texan voice 'howdy partner' and wink.
Alison's diary
When you live from day to day with the thought that your neighbour is not 100 per cent normal, it's easy to awake in the dead of night,
sit bolt upright in bed and find yourself covered in a film of cold sweat.
Screeches in the night
I found myself having to
sit bolt upright in front of the screen - and I have good eyesight!
Reinvent a classic
"Whaaaaaaaat?!!" would come the exasperated reply as the elder in question wrestled with sofa cushions and a brimful tea-cup to
sit bolt upright in his chair.
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There is no need to
sit bolt upright - let the back of the chair take your weight - the chair should give support to your shoulder blades.
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