Example sentences of "[pron] knees and [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before both last week 's Chamden game and this afternoon 's , I fell to my knees and uttered the following words , ‘ Oh God , please , please , please let us win today . |
| 2 | Thérèse agitated her knees and rattled the rosary she 'd produced from her pocket . |
| 3 | With an exclamation of disgust , she pushed herself to her knees and flung the offending branch as far as she could in temper at her own stupidity . |
| 4 | Zenaida the sorceress jumped on her from behind , one hand at her throat , the other yanking at her hair ; she screeched , and the bird flapping over her head screeched with her , but Carmellina could tell from the look in its pale green eye that it was her true love under a spell from the wicked enchantress , and she fell to her knees and clutched the skirts of Zenaida ( what was she underneath ? |
| 5 | With a wild yell of triumph the Annamese dropped to his knees and plunged the knife to the hilt in the dying Corsican 's chest . |
| 6 | Taczek put his hands on his knees and studied the grain of the plastic floor tiles . |
| 7 | Instead of using a jack to take the weight , Jos turned his back on the front bumper , bent his knees and lifted the two leading tyres clear of the ground . |
| 8 | The man became calmer , sank to his knees and allowed the executioner to bend him so his neck fitted over the block . |
| 9 | We 're always eating off our knees and watching the telly . ’ |
| 10 | Sit on the floor , bend your knees and place the soles of your feet together . |
| 11 | Bend your knees and place the soles of the feet together . |
| 12 | Raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 13 | Still lying on the floor , raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 14 | Still lying on the floor , raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 15 | Raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 16 | Lift your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 17 | Lying down with hands at either side of your head , raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 18 | Still lying on the floor , raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 19 | Raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 20 | Raise your knees and cross the ankles . |
| 21 | Raise your knees and cross the ankles . |