Example sentences of "[pron] elbow on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fell onto the settle , hit my elbow on the carved arm-rest , and drew in my breath to scream again . |
| 2 | I rested my elbow on the bell-push and just kept right on resting . |
| 3 | I sat there with my elbows on the table . |
| 4 | And then the dust cleared and there was Nanny , sitting on the other side , and me with my elbows on the table looking at her . |
| 5 | Anne banged her elbow on a solid wood wall . |
| 6 | Resting her elbow on the table , she let her head fall on to her hand , and again she thought of voices . |
| 7 | She propped her elbow on the table and resting her chin on her hand gave her full attention to Stella . |
| 8 | She leant her elbows on the table , clasped her hands lightly and rested her chin on them . |
| 9 | She put her elbows on the desk and rested her head in her hands . |
| 10 | She dropped on the floor and , lying on her stomach with her elbows on the carpet , looking up into his face . |
| 11 | She squats down in front of me and puts her elbows on my knees . |
| 12 | Then she sat down beside Tug , put her elbows on the table and rested her chin in the palms of her hands . |
| 13 | Then she pulled up to the table the kitchen chair upon which Jack had been sitting and sat down , placing her elbows on the table and her head in her hands . |
| 14 | Alison sat down , spread her legs , put her elbows on her knees , and drooped her head . |
| 15 | Paula , wearing tight pedal pushers and a cotton off-the-shoulder jersey , was sprawled on her elbows on the tiled fire-surround , smoking and puffing the smoke up the chimney whilst Louise , stripped to her sexy black lace underwear , was lying on the bed pounding at her thighs with some kind of massager which appeared to consist of a collection of rubber pimples on a brush head . |
| 16 | Mary sat with her elbows on the kitchen table . |
| 17 | She waited until they were alone then rested her elbows on the table , her clenched hands under her chin . |
| 18 | While she was waiting for the computer to do whatever it had to do , she rested her elbows on the counter with her back to it and the man next to her said in a heavy voice , ‘ Are you an actress ? ’ |
| 19 | After a while she began to speak again and Fatima listened , her elbows on her knees and her chin on her hands . |
| 20 | She leans forward resting her elbows on her knees , as if about to recount an anecdote . |
| 21 | She would put her elbows on the table , she would be allowed wine , she would read a book while she ate if she wanted to . |
| 22 | " Things like this are always happening to me , " she said , and shrugged put her elbows on the sill of the window and smiled down at him . |
| 23 | Aunt Tossie put her elbows on the table in a rude way and , with her chin in her hands , stared at Maman through the epergne of silver and little vases that came between them . |
| 24 | She placed her elbows on the table , resting her face between her hands , nodding approvingly as if Benjamin was some favoured pupil who had learnt a poem by rote . |
| 25 | Lady Isabella drew herself up , resting her elbows on the arms of her chair . |
| 26 | Putting her elbows on the table , she leaned forward and explained quietly , ‘ He saw you , that 's why he kissed me . ’ |
| 27 | Anne sat down with her elbows on the table and considered . |
| 28 | With a heavy sigh Laura placed her elbows on the dressing-table , leaning forward to bury her face in her hands for a moment . |
| 29 | Suddenly restless , she rose to her feet and walked a few steps away from him , resting her elbows on the garden gate as she looked far away into the empty distance . |
| 30 | Back in the dressing-room she slumped into a chair , spent with exhaustion , cradling her face in her hands as she propped her elbows on the table . |