Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] [to-vb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Withel tensed himself to turn on the tourist Rincewind lashed out and caught the thief on the jaw . |
| 2 | And to top it all off there were the dispiriting revelations that Liverpool 's manager Graeme Souness , had not only phoned his congratulations through to John Major from his private hospital bed , but also , allegedly for mega-bucks , allowed himself to appear on the front of the Sun on the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster with his tongue down the throat of a former TV hostess . |
| 3 | He swung himself to sit on the edge of the bed , and dropped his head in his hands . |
| 4 | Fifteen Para , which has its headquarters in my constituency , was being marched to oblivion until public opinion brought itself to bear on the Ministry , and I am grateful that it has taken a step backwards , but we still do not know what size that step is . |
| 5 | Lapping a straggler , he forced himself to focus on the shimmering surface . |
| 6 | She forced herself to concentrate on the here and now . |
| 7 | For a time her emotions stopped her thinking clearly until she forced herself to concentrate on the problem logically . |
| 8 | Dragging about her every shred of the detachment she had learned over the years , she forced herself to concentrate on the immediate future . |
| 9 | At such moments it was difficult to remain calm , but she forced herself to concentrate on the figures until eventually the task was finished . |