He struggled up onto his elbows despite her effort to stop him.
Then he managed to lift himself up onto his elbows.
Rom lifted himself up onto his elbows and looked as well.
I pushed up onto my elbows and watched them, suddenly wary.
Once more, she raised herself onto her elbows and, from there, managed to sit up.
David rolled up onto his elbows and studied the list.
She slowly and apparently painfully pushed herself up onto her elbows to watch.
Tom raised himself onto his elbows and looked down.
Jack raised himself onto his elbows and blinked into the darkness.
He rolled over onto his elbows and picked up the receiver.