Example sentences of "rising to [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Papert met Servan-Schreiber in March 1981 , just as Francois Mitterrand 's star was rising to its zenith in France . |
| 2 | In India the power of the Moghul Empire was rising to its zenith . |
| 3 | Joshua had a vision of a packed Party conference rising to its feet to applaud a black woman Tory trade unionist very much in the family way . |
| 4 | The audience was rising to its feet , applauding and cheering , as the models tugged a smiling Fabbiano on stage . |
| 5 | Whoever it was she saw , she smiled up at him , rising to her feet without a word and taking his arm . |
| 6 | ‘ Thank goodness for that torch , ’ said Maggie , rising to her feet . |
| 7 | ‘ Are n't I supposed to follow you everywhere ? ’ said Robyn , rising to her feet . |
| 8 | ‘ Never mind , Sonny , ’ Peg said , rising to her feet , ‘ I 'll explain . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ That , ’ said Lady Agnes , rising to her feet , ‘ is all I can tell you because that is all I know . |
| 10 | ‘ Thank you for the tea , ’ she said , rising to her feet . |
| 11 | Sarah half-whispered , rising to her feet . |
| 12 | How lovely to see you , ’ she cried , rising to her feet and kissing Sarah 's cheek . |
| 13 | ‘ Bring her in to me , I 'll soon sort out just what it is she wants , ’ Emily said , rising to her feet and shaking the creases from her crinoline gown . |
| 14 | She was already rising to her feet when Gerard the butler taped on the door before opening it . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm going to make you a buttered egg , ’ said Betty decisively , rising to her feet . |
| 16 | ‘ I tell you what , why do n't we have supper at Brown 's ? ’ she suggested , rising to her feet . |
| 17 | Rising to her feet , she gathered up a sheaf of files . |
| 18 | Well , she 'd simply have to find the strength within herself to resist that power , she decided grimly , rising to her feet and reaching for the long black dress she 'd laid out earlier to change into . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd just like to look , ’ he said , and the picture he conjured up was so vivid that she felt heat rising to her face . |
| 20 | It 's how I think of you , ’ she said , the hated colour rising to her face as she uttered the lie . |
| 21 | Around the third glass of wine , she would become vehement , a soft rose rising to her cheeks from the ivory-silk of her blouse . |
| 22 | There are many hidden sides to this man , she decided , fighting to keep the colour from rising to her cheeks again . |
| 23 | ‘ Are you enjoying that trout , Miss Telford ? ’ he queried , his eyes on the flush rising to her cheeks . |
| 24 | Lucy felt colour rising to her cheeks . |
| 25 | And for once Lisa managed to suppress her irritation and bit back the impatient demand for an answer that she felt instinctively rising to her lips . |
| 26 | Corbett struggled to his feet and stared around the hall where the rest of the sleepers there were slowly rising to their feet , some nursing sore heads , others bawling for wine and food . |
| 27 | Nils jerked her off-balance , his two cohorts rising to their feet in case he needed back-up . |
| 28 | They glanced up curiously as the Kubelwagen arrived , rising to their feet when they saw Schellenberg 's uniform . |
| 29 | Rising to my feet , I flicked the ratbird into the air . |
| 30 | Before getting up , pause for a moment or two to work out a less stressful way of rising to your feet . |