Example sentences of "thrust it into the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thoughtfully he thrust it into the base of a bush a few feet from the path and covered it with dried leaves . |
| 2 | He thrust it into the man 's hands and strode past him , making for the open doorway set in the centre of the long white portico that ran the length of the house . |
| 3 | And he thrust it into the jeep , as Shelley , rather puzzled by his ready agreement , shifted herself into the driving seat . |
| 4 | This increases the stickiness of the log , which in turn means that , when the beaver thrusts it into the dam , the log is more likely to stay there . |
| 5 | The typical operation seemed to be that the man took a lump of metal from a bin , thrust it into the machine , closed some kind of safety cage , and pulled a lever . |
| 6 | Parkin must have received the note and , in a panic , thrust it into the bottom of the locked drawer , assuming that no one would find it . |
| 7 | He took the key from her and , stretching high , thrust it into the lock . |
| 8 | Then Nigel Carew drew his sabre and thrust it into the hand of his youthful son and pushed him forward . |
| 9 | After he had read it aloud he crumpled the note up in his fist and thrust it into the fire as if the very sight of it was hateful . |
| 10 | He had no sense of humour , and he would keep harping on his seminary training instead of thrusting it into the background and making a fresh start . |