Example sentences of "[noun prp] raised [pn reflx] on " in BNC.

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1 Jagatan raised himself on one elbow , and Burun guessed that he had been drinking for most of the afternoon .
2 Later , Taheb raised herself on one elbow and let her hand slide along his thigh .
3 As the final chimes faded , Daniel raised himself on one elbow and started to outline with his finger the pattern of reflected leaves that decorated Elisabeth 's body .
4 Rose raised herself on one elbow and addressed the darkness in a fierce whisper .
5 Huy raised himself on one elbow .
6 Bill raised himself on his elbows and scowled fiercely .
7 Henry raised himself on tiptoe and pranced across the room .
8 Charsky raised himself on an elbow and picked up the mug of coffee , while Anna slipped off her dressing gown and climbed into bed .
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