Example sentences of "throw [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew he deserved nothing and so he decided to go home and throw himself on his father 's mercy . |
| 2 | if you were buried alive , I mean , Uncle Nat when he used , when he was in , in Uncle Nat when he was out in the war , he used to come back home and he 'd only to hear a siren and he 'd throw himself on the floor |
| 3 | The death at the weekend of Siho Iyiguven , who threw himself on a burning mattress at Harmondsworth detention centre , near Heathrow , was followed yesterday with further suicide threats by detainees who barricaded themselves into their dormitory . |
| 4 | On one occasion when he had failed to produce an essay for the third week running , Betjeman wandered sheepishly into Lewis 's room and threw himself on his knees by the hearth . |
| 5 | He came and threw himself on our bed , shaking all over . |
| 6 | Corbett had heard such a sound many times during his war in Wales and , without thinking , threw himself on his face . |
| 7 | Bob also threw himself on top of three other children to shield them . |
| 8 | He sort of stood there , and then , after we 'd recognised him , he threw himself on us both , hugging and kissing us . |
| 9 | She floundered like a seal in the greasy mess , and when he threw himself on top of her , the battle began . |
| 10 | Davide threw himself on it to stop her pulling it off altogether with the bowl of fruit and the jug of water and glasses with it ; so they grappled , and in the contact something gave way , melted within them both and they clung together , aching in their heads and their bones as if they 'd been caught out on the mountains in the winter and been chilled to the marrow . |
| 11 | But as I turned to go downstairs , my landlord , thinking he was alone , threw himself on the bed , pushed open the window and called into the darkness . |
| 12 | He broke free of the lieutenant and threw himself on top of me . |
| 13 | Gerard threw himself on the floor . |
| 14 | Richard threw himself on the floor screaming ! |
| 15 | Leila threw herself on Quincx , gabbling about what happened . |
| 16 | As she was about to say , ‘ I 'll tell the mistress you 've come , ’ there was a scampering of feet on the stairs , and Annabel almost threw herself on Millie , crying , ‘ Oh ! how lovely ! |
| 17 | She raced upstairs to her apartment and threw herself on the bedcover , a Welsh patchwork quilt in a soft pattern of cream and pink . |
| 18 | She went into another room and threw herself on a bed . |
| 19 | She began to yell furiously , then threw herself on the ground , red-faced with rage , stamping her feet and screwing up her eyes . |
| 20 | With a wail Jenny threw herself on the bed and buried her face in her pillow . |
| 21 | Then she went through and threw herself on the comfortable cool silk bedcover , and lay in luxury , gazing up at the gently rotating white fan . |
| 22 | Shots slammed into the walls inside the courtyard where the civilians cried and threw themselves on the ground . |
| 23 | I threw myself on top of the wheelbarrow to hold it down as he passed . |
| 24 | I almost threw myself on him . |
| 25 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 26 | A cell awaited her , and certain death — unless she could throw herself on the Queen 's mercy . |
| 27 | [ Suddenly BELVILLE throws himself on PAMELA . |
| 28 | Satisfied that the room is empty , he enters quickly , closes the door behind him emphatically , and throws himself on the settee with a groan of weariness . |
| 29 | The fire-bellied toad , when alarmed , suddenly throws itself on its back , so exposing its underside which blazes with a yellow and black pattern , a colour combination which is widely recognised in the animal world as a warning . |
| 30 | He could , he supposed , have thrown himself on the mercy of his father and stepmother , but the very idea was abhorrent to him . |