Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he did not wait for a reply before throwing himself to one side as a sabre whistled down and buried itself deep in the brickwork of the window sill where he had been sitting . |
| 2 | Sitting where he was , a bullet fired into the back of his neck might pass through and embed itself somewhere in the brickwork above the stove . |
| 3 | Sometimes she 'd turn on her heel , snarling , and lunge at a dog that had gradually edged over and positioned itself expectantly behind her . |
| 4 | ‘ Unhand me , sir , ’ she cried , leaping up and throwing herself hysterically into Samuel 's arms . |
| 5 | At the first opportunity , she had clambered out and dragged herself upwards to this warmer , darker , more humid place where she now slept . |
| 6 | When he 'd finished at the sink I came out and wound myself lovingly around his legs but he shut me in the kitchen . |
| 7 | He leant back and pushed himself away from the table , sliding backwards on the castors of his typist-style chair . |