keep upright

It was all he could do to keep upright in the chair.

Now the water was shoulder high, and he had to fight to keep upright in it.

He rose and had to grab at the wall to keep upright.

I fought the pain in my side to keep upright and running.

I had to grab the door frame to keep upright.

Fear stabbed through him as he fought to keep upright.

She heaved herself to her feet again and managed to keep upright this time.

He returned with a book, struggling to keep upright in the pitching boat.

I took another breath, trying to keep upright, though the room was starting to waver.

His brain seemed to explode with pain, but he fought it off, kept upright.

Then as we struggled and fought to keep upright Came a new enemy greater than the last.

I clung to his shoulder, barely managing to keep upright.

The two women swayed slightly on stiff legs, but kept upright.

The vibration in the ground was shaking us so much that we could scarcely keep upright.

He yelped and set her down so abruptly she had to shift to keep upright.

He was having trouble keeping upright and mumbling curse words.

The head is kept upright all the time.

The hands pull him forward, and to keep upright he rests his knee on the seat of the chair.

He desperately tried to keep upright, not wanting to fall among the vermin.

The afternoon became one long struggle to keep upright and put one foot in front of the other.

The other, fitted with drawers, was always kept upright.

She had set the mug on the deck, kept upright between her worn sandals.

Have you got the stamina to keep upright for hours and win the coveted prize?

He was slumped forward, supporting himself on his axe, barely able to keep upright.

Running as hard as he could, he tried to keep upright.