Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] themselves on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But however unpleasant monsoonal conditions can on occasion be , they are as nothing compared with the fearsome storms that hurl themselves on the Pacific with terrible regularity . |
| 2 | In some minutes the short hairs on the disc of the leaf began to bend , then the long hairs , and laid themselves on the insect . |
| 3 | They jerk from side to side and rub themselves on the plants , but there is no redness or inflammation of the gills . |
| 4 | Shots slammed into the walls inside the courtyard where the civilians cried and threw themselves on the ground . |
| 5 | They came before the tent and prostrated themselves on the ground before following their chief to prison . |
| 6 | Tenants who refuse to accept leases are given notice to quit and find themselves on the streets after years of loyal service . |