Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] himself on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
| 2 | Or set himself on fire like a Buddhist monk , but accidentally . |
| 3 | One trainee on a course for people looking for employment commented that seeing himself on video in a mock interview was an experience that changed his life . |
| 4 | GULF WAR hero Major James Hewitt is a charmer who loves the high life — and prides himself on his royal friendships . |
| 5 | He has never stayed in any one place longer than a couple of years and prides himself on knowing when to go . |
| 6 | He had built a lean-to greenhouse on the back of the scullery and prided himself on his chrysanthemums and gladioli . |
| 7 | He walked across to the bed and flung himself on it . |
| 8 | But before he could get there Mister Johnny gave a high , piercing cry , quite unlike any sound Carrie had ever heard him make before , and flung himself on Frederick , arms flailing . |
| 9 | He knew he deserved nothing and so he decided to go home and throw himself on his father 's mercy . |
| 10 | There he made a clean sweep with the past by changing his surname from Kaye to Kasmin and launching himself on a career as a poet . |
| 11 | ’ ‘ It 's funny to think that only this morning we were trying to persuade poor old Eddy to go off and enjoy himself on a facilities trip to the Persian Gulf … |
| 12 | Simon had put Ben onto his lead so that he did n't run back down to the beach and cut himself on the rusty barbed wire . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | We took Roydale and Fringe from the lads and when Tremayne had driven off and positioned himself on his hillock we started together up the all-weather gallop , going the fastest I 'd been ever . |
| 15 | The plaintiff slipped and injured himself on an area of floor to which sawdust had not been applied . |
| 16 | He and Mr Fletcher sat at the table and Willie took one of the mugs and perched himself on the stool in front of the range . |
| 17 | I recoil at the strength of his putrid breath and yank myself away , but he grabs my waist and throws me upon the bed , pinning my hands down and forcing himself on top of me . |
| 18 | On one occasion when he had failed to produce an essay for the third week running , Betjeman wandered sheepishly into Lewis 's room and threw himself on his knees by the hearth . |
| 19 | He came and threw himself on our bed , shaking all over . |
| 20 | He broke free of the lieutenant and threw himself on top of me . |
| 21 | The problem solved , he smiled and congratulated himself on his devious ingenuity . |
| 22 | ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game . |
| 23 | He was indeed fortunate in his local friends who recognised his ‘ propensity to Botanicks ’ ( Benjamin Franklin , Pennsylvania Gazette , 1742 ) , encouraged expeditions and subscribed ‘ to induce him and enable him wholly to spend his time and exert himself on these employments ’ . |
| 24 | Fred 's face was flushed a deep red and his breath came fast as he slipped down his trousers and pressed himself on top of her body . |
| 25 | ‘ You bring out the worst in me , woman , ’ he said , leaning over her and supporting himself on his hands , one on either side of her head , trapping her . |
| 26 | With the collapse of the Leveller movement in 1649 Chidley turned his energies to building a separatist congregation in London , promoting social reform , and enriching himself on the spoils of revolution . |
| 27 | Satisfied that the room is empty , he enters quickly , closes the door behind him emphatically , and throws himself on the settee with a groan of weariness . |
| 28 | ‘ Someone could have hit him and then he fell over and hit himself on the fender or the door-jamb or the bedpost — ’ |
| 29 | The tall heavy , dark-haired with thick brows too close together , stood up and balanced himself on the balls of his feet . |
| 30 | Lorton passed the bag to Dougal and balanced himself on the sill , with his legs outside the house . |