Thinking that I knew the cause of it, I threw myself on my knees before her, and speaking to her words of the warmest affection I begged, I entreated her, to forgive me.
Her tears softened me, and I fell on my knees before her.
As Madame du Rumain gave me the letter, I felt such an impulse of gratitude that I fell on my knees before her.
A quarter of an hour after insulting her I was on my knees before her; when I was not accusing her of some crime, I was begging her pardon; when I was not mocking, I was weeping.
Brigitte," I continued, throwing myself on my knees before her, "you thought you were alone when your aunt died!
She threw so much tenderness into these words that I fell down on my knees before her.
A hundred times, and a hundred, when I have been upon my knees before God, I have desired, were it the will of God, that I might be in their condition.
Finally I placed the poinard in my belt, and again fell on my knees before her.
I sank down on my knees before her, and devoutly pressed my lips on her foot.
Often I visit that cold, cruel mistress of mine by night and lie on my knees before her, with the face pressed against the cold pedestal on which her feet rest, and my prayers go up to her.
He had; and then he spoke of bringing me down upon my knees before him to implore his pity; he poisoned his weapon, and then dealt the blow.
A quarter of an hour after having insulted her, I was on my knees before her; when I was not accusing her of some crime, I was begging her pardon; when I was not mocking, I was weeping.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "knees before" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
