Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [adv] on [art] " 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 | She levered herself up on an elbow , gazing down at his handsome , tanned face . |
| 4 | And she clapped her hands together , and suddenly they all rose in the air , man , woman , house , glass flasks , heap of dust , and found themselves out on a cold hillside where stood the original little grey man with Otto the hound . |
| 5 | When he finally got on his feet , Roger seemed unduly keen , and I found myself unexpectedly on the defensive . |
| 6 | Back in his room , he carefully laid himself down on the bed . |
| 7 | Then he flung himself down on the settee . |
| 8 | He sighed and flung himself down on the chair . |
| 9 | Perhaps Twenty-fourthers hired themselves out on a contract basis to anyone wanting to lean heavily on un-Islamic behaviour . |
| 10 | Erm and a lot of them , straddled themselves out on the pavement erm in groups of s thirty , forty people along Avenue . |
| 11 | He plopped himself down on the nearest chair . |
| 12 | Oh Jane , my hope … my love … my life ! ’ and he threw himself despairingly on the sofa . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 15 | Tavalouze marched forward and gracelessly threw himself down on the cushions . |
| 16 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Antony perched himself comfortably on the edge of the table . |
| 19 | Alec perched himself opposite on the edge of an armchair . |
| 20 | Finally he hauled himself out on the allied side . |
| 21 | Her voice ended in a shrill scream , as she threw herself back on the table and flung open her legs . |
| 22 | She laughed and threw herself back on the pillows . |
| 23 | She threw herself down on the sofa , and slept . |
| 24 | She threw herself down on the bed and started crying wildly . |
| 25 | When she threw herself down on the grass , he had expected Underwood to take advantage of the situation , but he sat upright and apart . |
| 26 | She scuffed through the gap in the chalk circle and threw herself down on the sacks . |
| 27 | She peeled off her wrap , threw herself down on the bunk and gloomily contemplated the future . |
| 28 | ‘ Some charm , ’ she muttered as she threw herself down on the bed . |
| 29 | Matilda perched herself carefully on an upturned box and more out of politeness than anything else she took a slice of bread and margarine and started to eat it . |
| 30 | She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed . |