Example sentences of "throw [pn reflx] down [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He threw himself down on the bed with his head on my stomach , groaning , and between the groans saying that he would be a good husband in future , he honestly would , he adored me , he was very ashamed and only hoped I could forgive him . |
| 2 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 3 | Tavalouze marched forward and gracelessly threw himself down on the cushions . |
| 4 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 5 | He threw himself down in the chair , like a man beset by demons . |
| 6 | Apparently finding what he wanted , he came over to the sofa on the other side of the low coffee-table that was all that stood between them , threw himself down among the cushions and started to read . |
| 7 | She threw herself down on the sofa , and slept . |
| 8 | She threw herself down on the bed and started crying wildly . |
| 9 | When she threw herself down on the grass , he had expected Underwood to take advantage of the situation , but he sat upright and apart . |
| 10 | She scuffed through the gap in the chalk circle and threw herself down on the sacks . |
| 11 | She peeled off her wrap , threw herself down on the bunk and gloomily contemplated the future . |
| 12 | ‘ Some charm , ’ she muttered as she threw herself down on the bed . |
| 13 | Bathsheba walked up and down , crying and whispering to herself , then threw herself down by the road , exhausted . |
| 14 | Sometimes on their fronts , sometimes on their backs , sometimes half standing , they threw themselves down to the damp coils below . |
| 15 | They threw themselves down on the street or took shelter behind cars and in doorways . |
| 16 | Corbett groaned and went up to his chamber , throwing himself down on the small cot and reflecting on what he had learnt . |
| 17 | He pitched forward , throwing himself down in the glutinous mud , covering his head with his hands as Farrell replied , bullets slicing through the air and singing above the prone man 's body , missing him , it seemed , by mere inches . |
| 18 | I howl , and I throw myself down on the floor . |