bolt upright

He sat bolt upright in bed and looked at her.

But the earth isn't really sitting bolt upright like that.

Sitting bolt upright in the center of the floor was a baby.

He bolted upright as the answer suddenly came to him.

That thought led to another, which made her sit bolt upright in bed.

Suddenly she stood bolt upright, looking back into the room as if something had happened there.

This was a woman, sitting bolt upright, looking straight ahead.

She bolted upright and stood on top of the rock.

And he sat bolt upright a moment, then relaxed again.

Eight hours later I wake up and sit bolt upright.

Some time later I sat bolt upright in the darkness.

She sat bolt upright, looked at him a moment and started laughing again.

She sat bolt upright, her great eyes still fixed upon him.

Her eyes snapped open and she sat bolt upright in bed.

It was terrible to think of Father sitting bolt upright in the dark.

She sat bolt upright, staring at the five men in her room.

I went to bed and drifted off, then found myself bolt upright.

She suddenly sat bolt upright, eyes wide and staring at him.

Mary sat bolt upright, proud to have the first watch.

Had she been asleep, standing bolt upright at the window?

I sat bolt upright and soft hands pushed me down.

Here were two long lines of guards, standing bolt upright.

He stood bolt upright, the chair falling to the floor behind him.

He sat bolt upright in bed and began to yell the room down.

No sooner had the shot gone off than he sat bolt upright, eyes wide.