Translations for „bolt upright“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

bolt upright ADV

bolt upright

jakby kij połknął

bolt upright

prosty jak struna

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My son sat a bolt upright shadow in the corner of the room.

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Perhaps the best and most familiar comparison is to a dentist chair, which can change from bolt upright to fully reclined.

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According to one witness, he was seen at 3 a.m. sitting bolt upright with eyes wide open.

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And she was just halfway into chapter one when she said she sat bolt upright in bed and realized that we had the same father.

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During a bout of night terror, a person will suddenly bolt upright and scream.

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Sitting bolt upright, even when they are unconscious.

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It has a good, strong stem, grows bolt upright, though is reluctant to open up in sunshine.

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Joe had been sitting, bolt upright and silent, in a chair near the door of that department all this time.

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Some elderly victims were found still sitting bolt upright in their seats.

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From flat on her back to bolt upright in one single, fluent movement, without the slightest sign of effort.

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