Example sentences of "[pron] throw [pn reflx] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | I threw myself into the ditch as two further explosions occurred , this time at the crossroads just ahead of the jeep . |
| 2 | The Clwydian Hills , rising to the south and cloaked in cloud , looked wonderfully alluring : so I threw myself into the long climb with far more vigour than I might have done normally . |
| 3 | For the next few years I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities — involving myself in a Women 's Aid refuge , women 's centres , campaigns , demonstrations and conferences . |
| 4 | My girlfriend , after my eleven-month absence , had understandably left me , and it was in the company of my two still-faithful black cats that I threw myself into writing . |
| 5 | Alter that night I threw myself into the struggle on Mrs Rumney 's behalf . |
| 6 | By day I throw myself into my work . |
| 7 | Yeats watched , with an appalled fascination , as she threw herself into ‘ a joyous and self-forgetting condition of political hate ’ . |
| 8 | She threw herself into his arms , sighing deeply when he half-heartedly returned her embrace . |
| 9 | In the shop , in the dimness , she threw herself into Nick 's arms and kissed him . |
| 10 | She threw herself into the literary and social life of Cambridge . |
| 11 | She threw herself into his arms at every opportunity , and like a gentleman he kissed her back . |
| 12 | Needing no further urging , she threw herself into his arms and he carried her upstairs . |
| 13 | With a sigh , rather than a cry , she threw herself into the water and felt peace . |
| 14 | She threw herself into her work harder than ever , doing anything that was asked of her , from pinning hems to sweeping the design-room floor to helping the showroom models with their make-up , and all the while she counted the days until she could leave this city and go back to New York , where she belonged . |
| 15 | Happily there presented itself such a person in Jeffrey ( now deservedly Lord ) Sterling , who threw himself into the task with total dedication . |
| 16 | Some of these are used to bring about an ‘ altered state of consciousness ’ in which reality can be perceived in different ways , not unlike our chaos magician who throws himself into his ‘ void ’ . |
| 17 | That way the syncro system will be pumping power to all four bits of rubber as you throw yourself into corners with all the wild confidence of a kiddie in a bouncy castle . |
| 18 | ‘ I took her there for a last relaxing evening before we threw ourselves into the election campaign . |
| 19 | They threw themselves into the celebrations , a temporary release from the daily routine , but the problems would still be there once the party was over . |
| 20 | If anyone did maybe they threw themselves into the Aire after leaving the ground ; - ) |
| 21 | This experience appeared to transform him and he threw himself into a great surge of composition , writing a Mass of Thanksgiving for unaccompanied choir filling 100 pages of manuscript , which he completed in 15 days , as well as other works , including a setting of Out of the Deep which is given its first performance by his choir at St Philip and St James , Cheltenham , at his funeral on today . |
| 22 | He threw himself into the exercises with a hind of despairing frenzy . |
| 23 | Having secured his freedom , his sexual appetite continued unabated and he threw himself into an even more vigorous life of carnal debauchery . |
| 24 | No longer ‘ Mr Madonna ’ , he threw himself into filming Judgement in Berlin and Casualties of War . |
| 25 | Immediately he threw himself into the organization of a monster Albert Hall rally to welcome the Revolution . |
| 26 | He threw himself into the making of ITV series Travelling Man and was rewarded with huge success in the ratings . |
| 27 | Unhampered by a client 's needs , he threw himself into a legitimate extension of his pipe dream : the Dolls ' House became his home . |
| 28 | The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of revolution , and he threw himself into revolutionary Anarchist ‘ Situationism ’ , which rejected conventional left-wing political parties . |
| 29 | He worked very hard , even in the holidays : he threw himself into all the activities of the school and contributed a number of well-received papers to conferences on education . |
| 30 | Nonetheless , he threw himself into the Union , making an ‘ absolute ’ fool of himself and becoming disillusioned . |