Example sentences of "pull [pron] up [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bird symbolising the yearning for freedom man has , his desire to pull himself up above and beyond the limits and discomforts of his own restricted world . |
| 2 | At first you will only be able to crouch down on the board , but as you get used to pulling down on the booms to pull yourself up again , you will be able to get lower . |
| 3 | And she did , by pulling herself up backwards . |
| 4 | Marcus pulled Pat up by the shoulders , pulling him up so that his head was higher , and Moxie thrust the pillow in behind him . |
| 5 | At this point , whatever you are planting , take a firm hold of your plant with a gloved hand and give a gentle but firm pull , as though pulling it up again ! |
| 6 | Then he grabbed the next branch above his head and pulled himself up again . |
| 7 | He pulled himself up slowly . |
| 8 | Then pulled himself up short before he inadvertently mentioned Bliss 's warning that the shipment was destined for an Iranian terrorist faction . |
| 9 | He found himself smiling gently as he sat and watched her , and pulled himself up sharply , realizing that the girl was annoyed by what was obviously a familiar reaction . |
| 10 | She lies on top of me , breathing hard , head on my shoulder for a few minutes , then she stirs , pulls herself up so that I flop out of her and her hard little nipples stroke my chest . |
| 11 | Two or three times , during the past few days , she had caught herself blaming Alida Thorne bitterly , but had pulled herself up short , for she had no experience of life alone with an elderly and ailing dependent , she could not say , I would never do such a thing , because how did anyone know ? |
| 12 | She pulled herself up firmly . |
| 13 | She pulled herself up sharply from being mournful . |
| 14 | She pulled herself up sharply , realising that tears were threatening right now and she was n't even home yet . |
| 15 | The shock of his words pulled her up short , her intelligence at last alerted to the source of danger . |
| 16 | The shock of hearing such an expression in the accents of Hollywood gangsterese come from Antony 's lips pulled her up sharply . |
| 17 | When Kalchu pulled it up again there was blood trickling from its nostril . |
| 18 | She pulled it up again and lo and behold , there was water in the bucket . |
| 19 | The pain faded , and I pulled myself up immediately with the help of the banisters and gained the second floor in the lull . |
| 20 | Er , so you can say that er Mr is a friend of pensioner 's , he said , he said he would be prepared to , what I , I , I approached him and said er , what about Harlow Caring Council , are they prepared to assist the pensioners in any way or do they wish to join in on this , oh yes he said , of course Norman he said , how much are you paying er Ron I said well his asking forty pound for the , for the morning , oh he said I 'll go half way with that , then he came out and said to me , pull me up afterwards and ask me to go to leisure services about the Tuesday , and so I 'm still following that up and hopefully we will have two days on pensioner 's week , because you want to have as much impact as possible and in a few moments , when I nearly finished here , I shall be reading you something where you 'll see that it is important that we make an impact on the people of Harlow . |
| 21 | See the roller smooth tyres wheels that could pull nothing up there . |
| 22 | Your hood 's come off , we 'll pull it up again . |
| 23 | As you reach the waist , pull it up gently and return smoothly to the starting point ( see Fig. 3 ) . |
| 24 | Pull yourself up straight again , sitting up as tall as you can . |