Example sentences of "[conj] throw [pn reflx] into " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is rather like tackling a marathon without training or throwing yourself into a game of squash when you are out of condition . |
| 2 | Once again they turned their backs on the God who had brought them out of Egypt , and threw themselves into the arms of another . |
| 3 | Half running , half walking , they fled through the back garden , narrowly missing the Anderson , and threw themselves into the passage-way , the leaves swirling in after them . |
| 4 | I discovered that time was money and threw myself into cleaning offices , restaurants and hospitals . |
| 5 | I stopped going to parties , stopped drinking and threw myself into the regime of Ron 's hard training schedules . |
| 6 | Callowly , I was disgusted by all this ; I avoided my mother and threw myself into the job of telling lies for La Clava . |
| 7 | He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall . |
| 8 | Edward was given the contract and threw himself into it with vigour , aided no doubt by his life-long abhorrence of the building which he was now about to replace . |
| 9 | As the god made no response Aenarion kept his promise and threw himself into the raging , white-hot inferno . |
| 10 | Charles reappeared , after half an hour 's absence , and threw himself into an armchair , where he lay back for some time with his eyes shut . |
| 11 | He rushed in and threw himself into a chair . |
| 12 | Rex thrust Laura into the back of the car and threw himself into the driver 's seat . |
| 13 | She took the phone off the hook , and threw herself into her hurt . |
| 14 | Then she burst into tears and threw herself into my arms . |
| 15 | ‘ What happened next I do not know , ’ said the servant , ‘ but a year later she came to our house here and threw herself into the mistress 's arms and begged her to take her in . |
| 16 | She took the report , went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination . |
| 17 | ‘ Ross … ! ’ she cried , running over and throwing herself into his arms . |
| 18 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |
| 19 | As I 've told her , now that she 's left him and his personal life 's in such a mess , perhaps he 'll do what these managerial types usually do in such circumstances , and throw himself into his work . " |
| 20 | Each time I saw you coming dancing towards me along a sunny street , moving lightly on your toes like a boxer , with your slightly duck-toed run that I , a turned-out-toes walker , found so male and so sexy , my heart jumped in my throat and I wanted to run towards you and throw myself into your arms . |
| 21 | ‘ Perhaps next time you 'll inform me first before you gatecrash my party and throw yourself into the fountain . |
| 22 | Josh Thayer 's warm brown eyes swam before her , and for a moment she wished she could simply find him and throw herself into his comforting arms . |