Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [verb] [pn reflx] on [art] " 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 ’ ‘ 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 …
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 For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady .
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