Example sentences of "he [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the Quixote himself sounds too light , and lacks that dominating nobility of expression that allows him to impose himself suddenly on a scene hitherto occupied almost exclusively by the Boy and the orchestra . |
| 2 | Then he flung himself down on the settee . |
| 3 | He was speaking as he jerked himself out on the sandy foreshore . |
| 4 | He plopped himself down on the nearest chair . |
| 5 | Finally he hauled himself out on the allied side . |
| 6 | Oh Jane , my hope … my love … my life ! ’ and he threw himself despairingly on the sofa . |
| 7 | No , he was n't , because his head came up and he threw himself back on the ground behind him and he was rolling around in a heap of laughter . |
| 8 | He threw himself down on the bed with his head on my stomach , groaning , and between the groans saying that he would be a good husband in future , he honestly would , he adored me , he was very ashamed and only hoped I could forgive him . |
| 9 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 10 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 11 | He throws himself entirely on the divine generosity of which he has already had such rich experience . |
| 12 | He eased himself up on the pillow and examined the breakfast tray . |
| 13 | But , like Horsley , Everett was immediately infected by the challenge of the project and the admirable enthusiasm which it represented , and he put himself out on a limb to help . |