After the parade, I picked up what someone was laying down along the curb and carried it home.

When the roll call began, she stood up and was counted among the attendees.

Even in the toughest negotiations, she always knew which side one's bread was buttered on and acted accordingly.

Because he had known which side one's bread was buttered on, he never challenged the investors who held the purse strings.

I already told you that was a joke, Joyce, so relax.

it was a joke, Joyce — you don't have to take it so seriously.

At the exhibition, she was ages with the visitors, chatting and laughing like an old friend.

Her speech was all about the importance of teaching empathy to children.

He was around to help when I moved.

At the trial, everyone testified that he was a man of great integrity.