Example sentences of "[vb past] [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 | When he finally got on his feet , Roger seemed unduly keen , and I found myself unexpectedly on the defensive . |
| 4 | Back in his room , he carefully laid himself down on the bed . |
| 5 | Then he flung himself down on the settee . |
| 6 | He sighed and flung himself down on the chair . |
| 7 | Erm and a lot of them , straddled themselves out on the pavement erm in groups of s thirty , forty people along Avenue . |
| 8 | He plopped himself down on the nearest chair . |
| 9 | Oh Jane , my hope … my love … my life ! ’ and he threw himself despairingly on the sofa . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 12 | Tavalouze marched forward and gracelessly threw himself down on the cushions . |
| 13 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Antony perched himself comfortably on the edge of the table . |
| 16 | Alec perched himself opposite on the edge of an armchair . |
| 17 | Finally he hauled himself out on the allied side . |
| 18 | Her voice ended in a shrill scream , as she threw herself back on the table and flung open her legs . |
| 19 | She laughed and threw herself back on the pillows . |
| 20 | She threw herself down on the sofa , and slept . |
| 21 | She threw herself down on the bed and started crying wildly . |
| 22 | When she threw herself down on the grass , he had expected Underwood to take advantage of the situation , but he sat upright and apart . |
| 23 | She scuffed through the gap in the chalk circle and threw herself down on the sacks . |
| 24 | She peeled off her wrap , threw herself down on the bunk and gloomily contemplated the future . |
| 25 | ‘ Some charm , ’ she muttered as she threw herself down on the bed . |
| 26 | She perched herself uncomfortably on the only chair in the room as he sat down on the bed . |
| 27 | Loretta perched herself uncomfortably on the very edge of the jacket . |
| 28 | On the bank , the trumpet twittered again , and the water became full of spray and hurtling bodies as shoremen left their attack and threw themselves back on the sand . |
| 29 | They threw themselves down on the street or took shelter behind cars and in doorways . |
| 30 | I threw myself back on the bed with a laugh . |