Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patrick flung himself on the mattress which Sarah was to use , and jumped up and down on his knees , full of boyish energy . |
| 2 | Trent seated himself on the taffrail . |
| 3 | Hauser prided himself on his ability to manipulate human beings . |
| 4 | Sergeant Henley prided herself on her power to prise out information by a mixture of persuasion and light bullying like the icing on a cake , and although this had never worked particularly well with Roxie in the past , this was no reason not to try it now . |
| 5 | The white-bearded campaigner prided himself on blunt , outspoken views . |
| 6 | ‘ There would need to be an awful lot of call-offs before the five players untried at this level found themselves on the field at the same time , though , ’ said the coach . |
| 7 | Punk prided itself on making recordings with all the rough edges showing . |
| 8 | So Bobby found himself on the carpet — on the silk dressing gown — and on Rachel ! |
| 9 | His mind concentrated itself on Tolby 's footsteps which were slightly uneven , as if the solicitor had a slight limp . |
| 10 | Edrich and Close soon went , and on two occasions Roberts found himself on a hat-trick ; the second time , Selvey edged to Greenidge at slip — and he dropped morning was fine and only one more run was added . |
| 11 | THE OLD Stager had no official standing at the celebration of tea , but custom had confirmed that he be allowed to sit demurely , his chair a little apart from the table , while the protagonists disported themselves on sausage-rolls and scones . |
| 12 | Richard threw himself on the floor screaming ! |
| 13 | It was the night of the school disco and a group of parents were standing in the corner as the kids enjoyed themselves on the dance floor . |
| 14 | Jagatan raised himself on one elbow , and Burun guessed that he had been drinking for most of the afternoon . |
| 15 | Two died of coronaries … and while a policeman was giving a coronary victim resuscitation , a fan relieved himself on both . ’ |
| 16 | During February , 1692 the Campbells went to Glencoe and under the guise of friendship billeted themselves on McIan Macdonald and his kinsmen . |
| 17 | The horse hurt himself on the first jump and despite leading for much of the way round never really mastered the race . |
| 18 | As soon as the meal was over Didi excused herself on the grounds of a headache , leaving behind her an uneasy silence . |
| 19 | She wept and wept ; then Johnny propped himself on his elbow and began to stroke her arm with his free hand . |
| 20 | Determined to write herself out of her poverty , Buchi Emecheta launched herself on the book world with an autobiographical account of life in London for a young Nigerian single parent . |
| 21 | An enormous boxer hurled himself on me in delight , clawing at my chest with the biggest , horniest feet I had seen for a long time . |
| 22 | But those who choose violence set themselves on the opposing side from democracy . |
| 23 | Connie parked herself on a white divan and poured out some black steaming liquid . |
| 24 | As she bent up from the oven , up out of the kitchen , a shaft of watery sun manifested itself on the floor like a dim splash of paint . |
| 25 | Haile Selassie seated himself on a crimson throne , and shortly afterwards the Empress took her place on a smaller throne . |
| 26 | Barbs prided herself on her deep and politically informed compassion . |
| 27 | It is n't that difficult then to imagine how Johanna 's parents found themselves on Christmas Eve in the position they did — unsure whether their daughter was with her friends or in terrible danger . |
| 28 | Thus Jeffrey found himself on the Island of Sombrero in the Leeward group . |
| 29 | Ruth found herself on her knees , sand rasping between her fingers . |
| 30 | ITV 's Crime Monthly star Paul Ross found himself on the wrong side of the law after hitting a cyclist as he drove his car on a roundabout near London 's Waterloo station , a Westminster court heard . |