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Meanings of very erect in English

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Usage of very erect in English
1
The red lips were firm, and the girl was sitting very erect.
The Girl from Montana
2
She stood, very erect, behind it, her hand tightly holding the back.
The Paternoster Ruby
3
Hodkins sat very erect, holding the controls, as we fought for altitude.
White Hunter, Black Heart
4
Hope Wayne stopped, and, standing very erect, turned and looked at him.
Trumps
5
The colonel held himself very erect, and spoke in a firm proud tone.
The Tree of Appomattox
6
Inspector Sanders took the wire, read it and stood very erect.
The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
7
The alleys were bordered with gloomy and very erect little shrubs.
Les Misérables
8
She stood with her back to the light, very erect and well poised.
A Thoughtless Yes
9
It was a boy on a bicycle-hatless, head in air, sitting very erect.
Far to Seek / A Romance of England and India
10
He was about sixty years old, and carried himself very erect.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
11
He stood very erect, looking at the shadowy outline of her.
Love Stories
12
He sat very erect in his wheeled chair, a handsome, well-groomed old aristocrat.
The Hermit of Far End
13
His world had collapsed about him, but he was steady and very erect.
The Breaking Point
14
He stood very erect, and his air admitted no further explanation.
The Ramrodders: A Novel
15
He saw a young man coming through the office, holding himself very erect.
Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis / Two Plebe Midshipmen at ...
16
She sat very erect, her hands palms down on the table.
The Great Book of Amber
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Very erect through the time
Very erect across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common