He rose to his knees to simply study her for a moment.

It would give him cover as he rose to his knees to make the shot.

The men began to rise to their knees, or fall off the bed in an effort to follow.

I was just rising to my knees when he appeared.

He rose to his knees, more confused by the second effort than the first.

He rose to his hands and knees, then sank back to the ground.

An hour must have passed as he got them to let the waters rise to their knees.

Then he replaced the stone and once more rose to his knees.

One of the three warriors slowly rose to his knees.

Sam turned over, rose to his knees, and looked up at the rider.