Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pn reflx] [adv] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he finally got on his feet , Roger seemed unduly keen , and I found myself unexpectedly on the defensive . |
| 2 | Moving round the table , I jabbed myself painfully on its corner , and burst into tears . |
| 3 | Other examples include Marks and Spencer , and British Home Stores , two chains which based themselves originally on the clothing trade , but which between them have diversified into footwear , foodstuffs , toys and books , amongst other items . |
| 4 | Nor is it foul temper which vents itself indiscriminately on anyone who happens to be within range . |
| 5 | After they had told her Wexford and Burden sat helplessly while she flung herself face-downwards on the sofa and sobbed into the cushions . |
| 6 | You are all I 've got , all I 've got left to build my life on ; my life has been one long frustration , and to stand aside and see you throw yourself away on scum like … ’ |
| 7 | I have worked for you in all ways practically from the moment you were born and I 'd die rather than see you throw yourself away on the likes of her ; for she is scum , and I repeat it , scum . |
| 8 | Erm but I say there , there were a couple of erm objections that came up during the course of the conversation which really resulted because you , you 'd fallen down on the actual structure , but having said that then again there were two or three examples that you apacked and you got through very well and you , you recovered yourself well on that and , and I say really I think that 's er that 's covered most of the bits that , that I felt were , were there . |
| 9 | She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed . |
| 10 | For the tribal stage , in particular , they base themselves only on the vaguest generalization as gathered probably from philosophical treatises . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Oh Jane , my hope … my love … my life ! ’ and he threw himself despairingly on the sofa . |
| 13 | ’ He raised himself sleepily on one elbow and switched on the light . |
| 14 | He settled himself comfortably on it and lit a cigarette . |
| 15 | He throws himself entirely on the divine generosity of which he has already had such rich experience . |
| 16 | Not only has he exerted himself tirelessly on teh College 's behalf but he has flung himself with similar enthusiasm into fundraising for the Prince 's Trust and for the Leigh City Technology School in Kent . |