Example sentences of "[verb] herself on [adj] elbow " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lifted herself on one elbow to peer at the clock behind him . |
| 2 | Lee lifted herself a little towards her goddess and rested herself on one elbow , looking up like a child , expectant . |
| 3 | Rose raised herself on one elbow and addressed the darkness in a fierce whisper . |
| 4 | She raised herself on one elbow , blinking her eyes , trying to see in the darkness . |
| 5 | Later , Taheb raised herself on one elbow and let her hand slide along his thigh . |
| 6 | She raised herself on one elbow , so that she could look down on his face . |
| 7 | 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 . |