Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv prt] on one " in BNC.

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1 He got up on one elbow .
2 Even her voice was different and he came up on one elbow to look into her face , seeing all the fire die out of her .
3 He ducked down on one knee and said to himself , ‘ Sasaki , gambare !
4 He went down on one knee beside the older woman .
5 ‘ Did he go down on one knee , hand on heart ? ’
6 He leaned up on one elbow to gaze down at her and instead of Ruth feeling a rush of panic she felt incredibly calm .
7 He sat down on one of the bare wooden steps .
8 Exhausted , he sat down on one of the steps leading from the bathroom and leaned his brow against the cool wall .
9 He began to feel rather uneasy as he sat down on one of the hard , rexine-covered arm-chairs .
10 He sat down on one of the chairs and stared up at her with an accusing , plaintive face .
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