Every feather on his neck stood bolt upright, like a Spanish shirt-collar.

Cora stood bolt upright, motionless as a stone, but Casey's courage broke.

She snapped her head up, stood bolt upright, throwing her shoulders defiantly back.

Jamie let out a roar of sheer outrage and stood bolt upright with shock.

Pushing him from her, she stood bolt-upright at one movement, with a heart-rending scream:

Tom reciprocated and they stood bolt upright in the dark, clinging to each other.

Rumfoord stood bolt upright, his eyes popping, a fiery column.

Then he started violently and stood bolt upright, as an unearthly howl rent the air.

Jolene pushed against his shoulder and stood bolt upright.

Then he stood bolt upright and screamed in falsetto.

He stood bolt upright in the middle of the room, looking down at her in silence.

He stood bolt upright in front of the fire, stiff as a rod, staring at me.

Jesse watched as the chaplain suddenly stood bolt upright, dropping the charred Bible to the ground.

Cora stood bolt upright, motionless as a stone.

The man stood bolt upright before me until I gave him the word to stand at ease.

He stood bolt-upright, sunk in intimate memories.