Example sentences of "himself [adv] on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh Jane , my hope … my love … my life ! ’ and he threw himself despairingly on the sofa . |
| 2 | Alec perched himself opposite on the edge of an armchair . |
| 3 | Oliver squirmed with excitement , flinging himself backwards on the grass . |
| 4 | Antony perched himself comfortably on the edge of the table . |
| 5 | He had settled himself comfortably on the floor , to the astonished glances of some guests , her beautiful skirts rustling as he leant against them . |
| 6 | Paul Littlejohn settled himself carefully on the sofa . |
| 7 | My eyes were drawn to it as if the Officer had left part of himself here on the grass . |
| 8 | Dr Frome slapped himself violently on the thigh . |