Example sentences of "down and [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effectiveness usually lasts for some weeks , but is variable , depending largely on the amount of new growth being produced , and therefore the rate at which the toxic content is being diluted , and the speed of living — called the metabolic rate — which affects the rate at which the plant is able to break down and divest itself of what after all is a ‘ foreign body ’ . |
| 2 | After so many years of being on my own I really do n't want to settle down and commit myself to a relationship . |
| 3 | He laid the picture down and seated himself before the table . |
| 4 | What should I do if I fall down and cut myself during break ? |
| 5 | He sat down and plunged himself into his work . |
| 6 | In pure reaction from terror he broke down and wept himself into a deep , swooning sleep as soon as he was alone with his blessed candle ; but when he awoke strangely refreshed and heartened he had his wits again , and could reason about his escape . |
| 7 | He sat down and helped himself from the coffee-pot on the table , then refilled Lucy 's cup as well . |
| 8 | Ruth pulled out a wicker chair from the breakfast table and sat down and helped herself to coffee . |
| 9 | Here she went to the dressing table where she sat down and regarded herself in the mirror . |
| 10 | I forced the gun down and hit myself on the knees . |
| 11 | I recoil at the strength of his putrid breath and yank myself away , but he grabs my waist and throws me upon the bed , pinning my hands down and forcing himself on top of me . |