Example sentences of "and [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When her owner tried to get on , she crossed her jaws , and flung herself up on to her hind legs , wild-eyed and distraught ; and no amount of reassurance , leaving the reins completely slack , or having another person hold her made any difference . |
| 2 | But after winning in Galway and on the Circuit of Ireland , McHale could n't keep the momentum going in Killarney last weekend and found himself virtually out of the hunt after just one stage . |
| 3 | Gaily heaved and hitched himself up on to the high stool , shoving the bag of laundry between his feet once more . |
| 4 | Marianne crossed the room with her usual catlike grace and threw herself casually down on the bed . |
| 5 | She stopped making the tea , and threw herself angrily back in her chair . |
| 6 | I put my toe into his cupped hands and hoist myself up on to the wall . |
| 7 | She crossed silently to the tree and swung herself up on to the nearest branch . |
| 8 | She recoiled from the blatant rejection in his voice , snatching hand and mouth away and flinging herself angrily on to her back . |
| 9 | Frank fumbled for the bandage , caught it and eased himself cautiously back into a sitting position . |
| 10 | ’ Li Shai Tung nodded and eased himself back on to the great saddle of a turtle shell that was placed beside the pool . |
| 11 | Then she went upstairs to tell Giovanna that she thought she would not be able to stay for her Italian lesson , because she felt so ill , and took herself painfully back across the Grand Canal to her temporary home . |
| 12 | He had a full scrip of the small white flowers when he made the journey for the seventh time , and saw the three riders pace in at the gatehouse , and stood unobserved to watch Tutilo dismount , part amicably from his guards , and come wearily towards the gatehouse door , as if he would himself take the key and deliver himself dutifully back to his captivity . |
| 13 | The world seemed to tilt and spin and fold itself inside out in a volcanic eruption of pleasure … |
| 14 | His hands closed around her waist , and without effort he lifted her on to the poolside , and flipped himself easily out beside her . |
| 15 | Before it does , undress and caress yourself all over with it . |