Example sentences of "[verb] on one knee " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ethel knelt on one knee while Sid stuck his banderillas in her . |
| 2 | Next he jumped in the air with his feet together and his knees bent , then he knelt on one knee while she leapt into the air . |
| 3 | She knew she did not have the strength to throw her voice through the stillness so she knelt on one knee . |
| 4 | Ariel feels the old woman flapping feebly with her legs , and though she holds on , Sycorax slides off her back and on to the ground ; she cries to Ariel again to run , run as hard as she can , and from the ground she begins to shriek , till the guard himself cries out , and drops on one knee to take aim in the pitch dark . |
| 5 | He gave the only gift in his power and , removing his eyes from Eochaid 's , dropped on one knee . |
| 6 | Sarah said sarcastically , but he dropped on one knee and put his hand on his heart . |
| 7 | Nogai rested on one knee and brought his fork up so that Jotan almost ran on to it . |
| 8 | Ludens , amazed at his own emotion , found he was kneeling on one knee . |
| 9 | HOLLYWOOD would go on one knee for the exclusive rights to Saturday 's England fly-half qualifier at Gloucester between Rob Andrew and Stuart Barnes . |
| 10 | He made the mistake of turning round , stumbled and fell on one knee and then rose , sobbing in terror as he clawed his way to the main gate , hammering on it with all his might . |
| 11 | He smote his breast , and fell on one knee . |
| 12 | If the patient can get into the kneeling position and then balance on one knee while bringing the other leg forward , so that he can lever himself onto a chair , he will feel confident that he can always get up , even if he is alone at home . |