Example sentences of "[pn reflx] up on " in BNC.
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| 1 | HAVE noticed that any old grandad who can prop himself up on a spade can dig better than I can , and it does seem that although women have virtues not given to men , men also have their gifts . |
| 2 | Betrayed by that shit Sarah Walker who was once his landlord 's daughter , plunged into crippling debt , mocked by polite society and dinner-table assassins , tortured by a cancer of the stomach , he could still prop himself up on one elbow in a room as shabby as this one and say exultantly ‘ Well , I 've had a happy life ! ’ |
| 3 | Rufus had propped himself up on one elbow , watching . |
| 4 | Angalo pushed himself up on his elbows . |
| 5 | Maura felt him push himself up on his arms . |
| 6 | He eased himself up on the pillow and examined the breakfast tray . |
| 7 | Harry propped himself up on one elbow and pulled open the top drawer of the bedside cabinet . |
| 8 | At last , Rourke moved , propping himself up on one elbow so that he could gaze down at her . |
| 9 | She was surprised to find that she was not at all self-conscious with him and she moved to nestle comfortably against him when he rolled away from her and propped himself up on the pillows . |
| 10 | Angel Cabrera Batista , a former activist of the Movement for the Self-determination and Independence of the Canaries Archipelago ( Movimiento para la Autodeterminación y la Independencia del Archipiélago Canario — MPAIAC ) gave himself up on Aug. 13 in Las Palmas after 13 years in hiding . |
| 11 | She squatted beside him , as he propped himself up on one elbow to scowl back at her . |
| 12 | ‘ I promise you that we will have a long talk — and sort out everything between us , once and for all , ’ he murmured , burying his face in her blonde hair for a moment , before raising himself up on an elbow to gaze down at her lovely face . |
| 13 | He lowered himself on to her breasts and she moaned as he held himself up on his elbows and barely allowed himself to touch her , his hard chest sliding lightly back and forth over the aching tenderness of her bosom . |
| 14 | The cigarette glowed again in the dark , and he hitched himself up on one elbow and ground it out on the earth . |
| 15 | She pulled herself up on her walking-frame and shuffled off , pushing it in front of her , towards the kitchen . |
| 16 | Shama , who was lifting herself up on her lame legs , turned with a puzzled expression . |
| 17 | She propped herself up on one elbow . |
| 18 | Jill propped herself up on her elbow . |
| 19 | She pulled herself up on the bed and , kneeling in such a way that George could see her breasts to their best advantage , took his phallus into her mouth . |
| 20 | He passed a mug to her and she propped herself up on the pillows to accept it . |
| 21 | The women in this case are suspects in their own right , especially if we take notice of that boy , though from what you–say I ca n't see Anna 's mother hauling herself up on the scaffolding behind Benson 's , or making a run for it when the boy turned up . ’ |
| 22 | She levered herself up on an elbow , gazing down at his handsome , tanned face . |
| 23 | She pushed herself up on one elbow and , a strong arm behind her back , he helped her into a sitting position . |
| 24 | She pushed herself up on one elbow and said impishly , ‘ The bread smells wonderful . ’ |
| 25 | She stretched and propped herself up on an elbow , aware that something was not quite right . |
| 26 | In answer she lifted herself up on tiptoe and leaned against his tall , firm frame . |
| 27 | She propped herself up on one elbow and looked down at his face in the starlight , her mind tangling on the mental arithmetic . |
| 28 | She lifted herself up on one elbow and looked down at his , at his face drawn with sorrow and the love that would sacrifice itself for her selfishness — and so needlessly . |
| 29 | Go on , push yourself up on the handles and let the trolley take you for a ride , just like a child ! |
| 30 | Propping yourself up on your elbows , cycle backwards 30 times . |