Example sentences of "[adv prt] [coord] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | He had climbed in and settled himself down with a sigh of contentment at the way the softness and smoothness of the upholstered seats favoured his weary limbs . |
2 | ‘ Mr Blake ! ’ she said with enthusiasm , going over and plopping herself down on the bench beside him . |
3 | When the radio began to grate , I turned it off and spread myself out on the bed , using the knapsack as a pillow , and then when it got too sharp , making dents in the back of my head , I took it away and lay flat . |
4 | She stood up and thought herself back into the Mayor 's office . |
5 | Wully Gurk sidled up and squeezed himself on to the end of the seat . |
6 | Half a dozen guards hurtled through it , spread out and flung themselves down on one knee . |
7 | It 's just a race , after all — if you 're any good , you can wave your arms about while pulling a horse 's back teeth out and keep yourself out of the stewards ' room . |