Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] up [prep] one [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The cigarette glowed again in the dark , and he hitched himself up on one elbow and ground it out on the earth . |
| 3 | Harry propped himself up on one elbow and pulled open the top drawer of the bedside cabinet . |
| 4 | She squatted beside him , as he propped himself up on one elbow to scowl back at her . |
| 5 | She propped herself up on one elbow . |
| 6 | She propped herself up on one elbow and looked down at his face in the starlight , her mind tangling on the mental arithmetic . |
| 7 | She pushed herself up on one elbow and , a strong arm behind her back , he helped her into a sitting position . |
| 8 | She pushed herself up on one elbow and said impishly , ‘ The bread smells wonderful . ’ |