1.   I squared my shoulders, returned to the flat and cleaned the kitchen.

2.   Pulling himself upright, he squared his shoulders.

3.   She got back on Midnight, in order to look down on Sebastian and Antony, and squared her shoulders.

4.   She hesitated on the back steps a minute, then squared her shoulders and went inside.

5.   She squared her shoulders and knocked on the door.

6.   She threw her head back, squared her shoulders and walked briskly toward the elevator.

7.   I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment.

8.   He squared his shoulders and forced a smile.

9.   Then she squared her shoulders and headed indoors.