Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [verb] [pn reflx] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I forced the gun down and hit myself on the knees . |
| 2 | Then she went through and threw herself on the comfortable cool silk bedcover , and lay in luxury , gazing up at the gently rotating white fan . |
| 3 | She went over and perched herself on the ottoman at his feet . |
| 4 | ‘ Someone could have hit him and then he fell over and hit himself on the fender or the door-jamb or the bedpost — ’ |
| 5 | Finally I decided to decline politely and throw myself on the mercy of an acquaintance instead . ’ |
| 6 | The tall heavy , dark-haired with thick brows too close together , stood up and balanced himself on the balls of his feet . |
| 7 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 8 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
| 9 | Whereas I — ’ he sighed theatrically and smote himself on the chest — ‘ am Arab . ’ |
| 10 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 11 | So as I say I think it 'll , I think it 'll , it 'll run okay and behave itself on the assumption you can get some people to fill it in so er |
| 12 | In Ostland the horde began to loot and destroy with customary Orc efficiency , crushing the spring crops underfoot and gorging themselves on the hard won stores of the local people . |