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  • Almost automatically he kept his place as the sled bumped ahead or half-lifted and heeled on the swings and swerves of the bends.

    THE RACE FOR NUMBER ONE 2010

  • He laughed as he threw his head back, stretched his big chest, and half-lifted his heavy arms.

    CHAPTER VII 2010

  • She half-lifted from her couch as if drawn upward to me.

    Chapter 17 2010

  • He half-dragged her, and she half-lifted herself, nearer to the fire.

    THE STAMPEDE TO SQUAW CREEK 2010

  • The Balesuna grew shallow as well, and oftener were the loaded boats bumped along and half-lifted over the bottom.

    Chapter 24 2010

  • She hesitated, her hand half-lifted to knock—then she heard the sound of her own name and she froze.

    Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare 2010

  • I motioned to the whisky bottle with a half-lifted brow, and Frank went at once to pour a couple of drinks.

    Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

  • Gideon was a good head shorter than the porter of the Rose Tavern, but he grabbed the man by the elbows and half-lifted him into the air.

    THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009

  • Gideon was a good head shorter than the porter of the Rose Tavern, but he grabbed the man by the elbows and half-lifted him into the air.

    THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009

  • Gideon was a good head shorter than the porter of the Rose Tavern, but he grabbed the man by the elbows and half-lifted him into the air.

    THE TIME QUAKE Linda Buckley-Archer 2009

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