Example sentences of "threw [pn reflx] [adv prt] on 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 | No , he was n't , because his head came up and he threw himself back on the ground behind him and he was rolling around in a heap of laughter . |
| 6 | Her voice ended in a shrill scream , as she threw herself back on the table and flung open her legs . |
| 7 | She laughed and threw herself back on the pillows . |
| 8 | She threw herself down on the sofa , and slept . |
| 9 | She threw herself down on the bed and started crying wildly . |
| 10 | When she threw herself down on the grass , he had expected Underwood to take advantage of the situation , but he sat upright and apart . |
| 11 | She scuffed through the gap in the chalk circle and threw herself down on the sacks . |
| 12 | She peeled off her wrap , threw herself down on the bunk and gloomily contemplated the future . |
| 13 | ‘ Some charm , ’ she muttered as she threw herself down on the bed . |
| 14 | On the bank , the trumpet twittered again , and the water became full of spray and hurtling bodies as shoremen left their attack and threw themselves back on the sand . |
| 15 | They threw themselves down on the street or took shelter behind cars and in doorways . |
| 16 | I threw myself back on the bed with a laugh . |