Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was speaking as he jerked himself out on the sandy foreshore . |
| 2 | As the ethereal strains of Ravel stole through the room , Penry let himself down on the sofa , eyes closed . |
| 3 | It allows the vehicle to manoeuvre without tearing itself apart on the back axle . |
| 4 | Perdita cried unashamedly after they left , fleeing to her bare room and hurling herself down on the pink counterpane . |
| 5 | Neither of them now took notice of Aggie 's returning to the room and seating herself down on the leather couch . |
| 6 | ‘ I love you — naught else matters , ’ she said , moving away and seating herself demurely on the furskin rug in front of the fire . |
| 7 | For the tribal stage , in particular , they base themselves only on the vaguest generalization as gathered probably from philosophical treatises . |
| 8 | Peel quotes evidence that the raging streamfloods and sheetfloods mentioned above are the exceptions that have impressed themselves strongly on the mind of chance , lucky observers . |
| 9 | When he finally got on his feet , Roger seemed unduly keen , and I found myself unexpectedly on the defensive . |
| 10 | Back in his room , he carefully laid himself down on the bed . |
| 11 | When she had finished , he motioned Tam forward first because he was the oldest , and the twelve-year-old boy rushed eagerly across the room to fling himself down on the altar mat . " |
| 12 | Then he flung himself down on the settee . |
| 13 | He sighed and flung himself down on the chair . |
| 14 | When an inquisitive fish or crab provokes them to such action , it finds itself struggling in a mesh of filaments while the sea cucumber slowly inches itself away on the tube feet that protrude from its underside . |
| 15 | Pravda , the official Soviet newspaper , has positioned itself unambiguously on the side of the East German government 's authority . |
| 16 | If you know what your aims are ; if you make sure that you know how to memorise and recall ; if your reviews are effective , with good concentration , you may feel yourself well on the way to becoming a successful student with a bright future . |
| 17 | Erm and a lot of them , straddled themselves out on the pavement erm in groups of s thirty , forty people along Avenue . |
| 18 | Ladies , two , with ample flesh flapping from the bones of their legs spread themselves thickly on the tube train seat and gather in their posh polythene well-advertised shopping receptacles like a doting mother with five children . |
| 19 | He plopped himself down on the nearest chair . |
| 20 | Oh Jane , my hope … my love … my life ! ’ and he threw himself despairingly on the sofa . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 23 | Tavalouze marched forward and gracelessly threw himself down on the cushions . |
| 24 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Antony perched himself comfortably on the edge of the table . |
| 27 | Alec perched himself opposite on the edge of an armchair . |
| 28 | Finally he hauled himself out on the allied side . |
| 29 | Her voice ended in a shrill scream , as she threw herself back on the table and flung open her legs . |
| 30 | She laughed and threw herself back on the pillows . |