Sentence examples for until he stood from inspiring English sources

I watched each tottering step until he stood before me.

Until he stood aside to allow Mr Blair to become party leader in 1994, he had been seen as the senior man.

He stepped through the weeds, out of the water, until he stood only a few feet away.

He was due to succeed Spencer as Tory treasurer until he stood down after a hostile media campaign orchestrated by opponents in the party.

As she sat on the auditorium stage, Senator Lieberman stepped out of the wings, holding a bouquet of flowers, visible to everyone in the hall but his mother until he stood next to her.

One is the devout Southern Baptist Burl Cain, who was warden of Angola from 1992 until he stood down on 1 January this year, under allegations that he inappropriately entered into business deals with relatives of inmates.

Having raised his finger, he is continuing to bid until he stands up again.

His body rises towards the starry night until he stands erect over the park bathed in white light.

Watching Mr. Parker's holiday tree grow is most gratifying: here, Mr. Mattocks lies on his side and slowly raises a miniature pine until he stands upright with his feet knitted together in a tight sous-sus position.

Among a swarm of holidaymakers at Gatwick airport Lawrence Okoye is initially difficult to spot – until he stands up, all 6ft 6in of him, and stretches out two enormous muscular arms.

At the very start of the episode, a mysterious hooded figure, seen only at the very end of Season One as some sort of guardian angel for the misfits, is seen free-running, leaping from rooftop to rooftop until he stands, Batman-like, surveying the city.