He raised his head a few inches and the eyes that made contact with mine were very scared.

Around the side, one of the bedroom windows was raised a few inches.

He raised his head a few inches, and looked about him.

With great effort, she raised her arms a few inches.

He raised his hand a good five inches above his head.

I could raise my entire body a few inches, then drop down.

One of his colleagues raised the bag a few inches.

Then I raised the upper hatch a few inches and called to the girl within the room.

It was all I could do to raise my hands a few inches.

Ricky raised his head a few inches for a better view.