Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt like someone who suffered from vertigo and suddenly found themselves standing on the edge of a deep abyss . |
| 2 | The bedroom felt cold and as Fred sank to the bed with her still in his arms Carrie closed her eyes and tried not to let herself focus on the small round damp patch on the ceiling above the foot of the bed . |
| 3 | She has also sketched herself slumped on the floor , with her mother brandishing a syringe and a key . |
| 4 | He enjoyed her body , though he would n't allow himself to dwell on the pleasure it gave him , and being away from her , even for one day , was a kind of purgatory . |
| 5 | These tales made quite an impression on me as did the story of Uncle Fred 's eldest son , young Fred as he was known , putting on his age and managing to join the Marines when only sixteen , then found himself serving on the same ship as his father during the great battle — something of a unique record . |
| 6 | He took a step back , dizzy and breathless , then found himself sitting on the floor , back to the wall . |