Example sentences of "himself up from the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they watched him pull himself up from the support of the couch and , keeping his eyes on Emma until he had passed her , he strode from the room . |
| 2 | Gasping for breath , Gentle registered little or none of this , but pushed himself up from the wall to re-launch his attack . |
| 3 | Pulling himself up from the floor he stood before the dying fire , his short fat legs and large stomach making Michael feel sick inside . |
| 4 | Benny pulled himself up from the floor with difficulty . |
| 5 | Slowly James Grierson pulled himself up from the floor . |
| 6 | He heaved himself up from the kitchen chair and reached for his coat behind the door . |
| 7 | The meal finished , Stan Carver , placing his hands on each side of his plate , slowly raised himself up from the table and , standing still for a moment , said , ‘ Thank God for a good dinner . ’ |
| 8 | Dexter levered himself up from the chair , his eyelids leaden with sleep , and murmured that he had to go home and rest . |