Example sentences of "fling [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed her eyes in ecstasy as Jamie flung himself on her , accusing her of being a flirt . |
| 2 | He walked across to the bed and flung himself on it . |
| 3 | Patrick flung himself on the mattress which Sarah was to use , and jumped up and down on his knees , full of boyish energy . |
| 4 | He went along the passage as silently as he could , and , safely in his room , flung himself on his bed without undressing . |
| 5 | But before he could get there Mister Johnny gave a high , piercing cry , quite unlike any sound Carrie had ever heard him make before , and flung himself on Frederick , arms flailing . |
| 6 | He flung himself on the nearest sofa . |
| 7 | to put his coat on , I picked him up and tried to carry him , and he just flung himself around so hard I had to put him down and he immediately flung himself on the floor again ! |
| 8 | A third terrorist had already flung himself on top of Patrick . |
| 9 | The creature flings itself on the nearest character , crazed with pain and the desire to escape . |
| 10 | Then Joseph and another boy , outrunning the others , had flung themselves on top of the flapping bird and held her down , while the remaining young hunters had torn down bush creepers for rope . |
| 11 | She flung herself on Wexford , yelping frenetically , and when he pushed her away , ran round him in circles , wildly gyrating her tail and flapping her knitted ears . |
| 12 | She flung herself on the bed in a paroxysm of weeping , wailing like an animal in pain — until Mrs Taylor came running , and took her in her arms . |
| 13 | Dinah made her way through the bedroom , flung herself on the dreadful bed , and wept . |
| 14 | Liza did not know how she got back to her billet , only that she had bicycled so fast and furiously that , as she flung herself on her bed , she thought , grimly , that if anyone had reason to miscarry at that juncture it was she herself . |
| 15 | Rushing up to her room , Constance flung herself on the bed and tried to cry . |
| 16 | She flung herself on him . |
| 17 | She flung herself on the end of the bed and began to bring him further up to date . |
| 18 | She ran past him , and flung herself on the door , fumbling with the catch . |
| 19 | The sisters stared at each other for a split second and then Jenny flung herself on Sara , crying incoherently . |
| 20 | Flinging himself on the carpet , he buried his head wretchedly in the sofa cushions . |
| 21 | The tears that were burning at the back of her eyes began to fall as soon as she entered her room , and , flinging herself on the bed , she gave way to helpless misery . |
| 22 | He 'd hoped that it meant no more than that she was growing up and had become aware of herself as a young woman ; that as a consequence it was not quite the done thing for her to rush across a room and hug him like a kid sister , or trip him up in the haybarn and fling herself on top of him like a puppy spoiling for a game . |
| 23 | It was crowded too with holiday-makers on package tours , all eager to fling themselves on the nearest beach and sweat their way into a tan . |
| 24 | They flung themselves on him , yanked his legs back , crossing them so that his knees splayed out . |
| 25 | As you flung yourself on the bed , with legs spread wide apart , you cupped your rosebush with your hands and stroked it some more , murmuring all the while in that hoarse , cracked voice of yours that it was good , beautiful , a little treasure . |