Example sentences of "herself on [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rose raised herself on one elbow and addressed the darkness in a fierce whisper . |
| 2 | Lee lifted herself a little towards her goddess and rested herself on one elbow , looking up like a child , expectant . |
| 3 | She raised herself on one elbow , blinking her eyes , trying to see in the darkness . |
| 4 | Miranda inhaled the earthy smell of the bed , propped herself on one elbow , and started gently to scratch Adam 's arm with her fingernails , stroking the sensitive inner flesh , from wrist to elbow . |
| 5 | Later , Taheb raised herself on one elbow and let her hand slide along his thigh . |
| 6 | She lifted herself on one elbow to peer at the clock behind him . |
| 7 | She raised herself on one elbow , so that she could look down on his face . |
| 8 | She found two seats free not far from the Lorrimores and , putting herself on one chair and her handbag on the other , said with bonhomie to the elderly couple already occupying the table , ‘ I 'm Daffodil Quentin . |
| 9 | Raising herself on one arm , she stared down at his face , absorbing every detail of it , admiring the hard bones , the strong yet soft lines of his mouth , the twin fans of eyelashes resting against his cheekbones as , eyes closed , he waited , as all men must , for his strength to return after such an explosion of passionate need . |