Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [verb] [adv] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maha followed them but Hussa and I threw ourselves face down on the warm , white sand , both of us smiling at the success of the project . |
| 2 | The idea of the Big Chief Exec himself crashing in on the detail seems a poor use of resources itself and no more a guarantee of success when he should be looking after the whole business ( you have heard the litany : ‘ At first he came to every meeting , then occasionally he was called away , then he sent some deputy or other , and in the end we thought , what 's the point , if he does n't care , why should we ? ’ ) . |
| 3 | Dauntless shambled over to the edge of the stream and threw himself face down on the grass , cupping handfuls of water and throwing it over his head , gulping it greedily . |
| 4 | His run at Haydock last time is best ignored as George Duffield got himself jammed in on the rails until too late . |
| 5 | Cati fell silent , and watched Rosa , who did n't wait to hear Sabina 's voice rise to end the verse , but , shaking with sobs , fled to her room , and there hurled herself face down on the bed . |
| 6 | When she first felt herself swept away on the tide of desire , the risk of detection had added spice to the affair . |
| 7 | They had actually chosen themselves to come in on the study and so they were obviously schools which were particularly interested in involving parents as much as they could , and erm they would all certainly have done as , probably as much as most schools in the country are doing as , as far as involving parents are concerned , both in having parent helpers in the classrooms , and in having organisations for parents and social events for parents of the , of the fundraising type . |
| 8 | Even passersby found themselves roped in on the act . |