Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pn reflx] on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With some wariness I lowered myself on to the front edge of his couch , while form one side more flunkeys appeared , guiding a hover-table laden with delicacies and fancy drinks . |
| 2 | I drove myself on in the certainty that I held the ‘ trump ’ card behind me , quite literally . |
| 3 | Yes a row of houses and of course when I saw I looked out the door and there was this plane swooping down like that and it seemed so low because they were aiming an and the bomb fell in the cattle market and , and I threw myself on to the stone floor , you see , and er and presently one of the ambulance men came round to my office door and he said , are you alright ? |
| 4 | Jamie 's prophetic words floated back to her and she flung herself on to the bed , staring at nothing , her body rigid with the tension of a woman in the grip of violent , unsated desire . |
| 5 | Sobbing for breath , she lowered herself on to the ladder . |
| 6 | Then she threw herself on to the bed and stuck the pillow over her head , biting her teeth together , absolutely determined not to cry . |
| 7 | But the corridor remained silent , and with a sob of despair she threw herself on to the bed and cried till her store of tears was used up . |
| 8 | And finally as she hauled herself on to the ice-slick rock where the sun pulsed fire into her eyes , she saw |
| 9 | As the London Underground becomes more dishevelled and unpredictable , so the number of suicides who throw themselves on to the track seems to increase . |
| 10 | He lowered himself on to the toilet seat and jumped down on to the floor . |
| 11 | Shaking his big head slowly he lowered himself on to the chaise-longue and sat back carefully . |
| 12 | He lowered himself on to the sofa and unzipped the top of his leather suit . |
| 13 | Slowly he eased himself on to the side of the tub , drawing her down with him . |