Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] himself on the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
2 | He and Mr Fletcher sat at the table and Willie took one of the mugs and perched himself on the stool in front of the range . |
3 | ‘ I hope John will work exceptionally hard and get himself on the bench for the QPR game . |
4 | With the collapse of the Leveller movement in 1649 Chidley turned his energies to building a separatist congregation in London , promoting social reform , and enriching himself on the spoils of revolution . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | ‘ Someone could have hit him and then he fell over and hit himself on the fender or the door-jamb or the bedpost — ’ |
7 | Lorton passed the bag to Dougal and balanced himself on the sill , with his legs outside the house . |
8 | The tall heavy , dark-haired with thick brows too close together , stood up and balanced himself on the balls of his feet . |
9 | ‘ Toddler fallen out of an upstairs window and impaled himself on the railings . |
10 | However , God Himself dealt with that barrier when God the Son , Jesus Christ , came to earth and sacrifice Himself on the Cross of Calvary to pay the penalty for the sins of others . |
11 | Once he had arrived at the Southern Capital , he had proclaimed his loyalty to the old gods loudly and publicly , disowning the Aten and throwing himself on the mercy of the priests of Amun , who even then were growing bold as the revolutionary pharaoh lost his grip both on reality and his empire . |
12 | Whereas I — ’ he sighed theatrically and smote himself on the chest — ‘ am Arab . ’ |
13 | He chased them in Australia last year , tried to hunt them down at the Arms Park in the World Cup , but found himself on the end of the heaviest Welsh defeats home and away . |