Example sentences of "draw [pn reflx] [adv prt] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry drew himself up to his full height of five-foot-three . |
| 2 | He bent double , hugging his thin chest inside his cloak , then drew himself up to his full height . |
| 3 | Dauntless drew himself up to his full height , causing the woman to squint up at him . |
| 4 | Cranston drew himself up to his full height and squinted at Athelstan . |
| 5 | Twoflower drew himself up to his full height , an easy task . |
| 6 | She drew herself up to her full height , hands on hips ; quite a figure . |
| 7 | So , ’ she drew herself up to her full height , her tight black dress clasping her full figure as though the material was pasted to her , ‘ so , ’ she repeated , ‘ I opened it to check the photograph and saw it was Ed Riverton 's . |
| 8 | Outraged , Comfort looked at the woman , drew herself up to her full height , looked down her beaky nose and began to cross the road towards the waiting taxi . |
| 9 | She drew herself up to her full height . |
| 10 | She drew herself up to her full height . |
| 11 | Looking very much like the arrogant duchess he had once accused her of being , despite her wet and muddy state , she drew herself up to her full height , and stated with flat finality , ‘ You can both do as you please regarding the land . |
| 12 | She drew herself up to her full height . |
| 13 | I drew myself up to my full 4 feet 8 inches , flared my pupils at the teacher , picked up my scarlet skirt , Vivien Leigh-style , and , with a thud , parquet met felt and felt met parquet . |
| 14 | Karr sat back , drawing himself up to his full height . |
| 15 | ‘ Why , Sarella ? ’ he grated after a battle that seemed to draw itself out to the limits . |
| 16 | But at last she got to her feet , drawing herself up to her full height , trying somehow to muster strength for what she had to face . |
| 17 | For a full second she was too stunned to move , but then she slapped his hand away , and , drawing herself up to her full five feet four , she glared at him furiously . |