Example sentences of "to throw herself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suffragette Emily Davidson , who was to throw herself under the King 's horse at the Derby in 1913 , hid there during the census of 1911 , to protest for Women 's Rights . |
| 2 | She 'd wanted to throw herself on the floor , kicking and screaming to make the words go away , to make the lover want to stay . |
| 3 | The urge to throw herself on the tormentingly broad shoulder was too humiliating , and instead she stiffened with fresh anger and resentment towards him . |
| 4 | There was fighting in the gangways and a young girl beat the bouncers to throw herself at his feet . |
| 5 | Stunned but ineffectual , she yelled in righteous rage and tried to pull herself to her feet , wanting nothing else but to throw herself at Duvall as … |
| 6 | He was Dr Neil , and she wanted to throw herself at him , and would have done so three months ago , but he , and Vetch Street , and Effie and Rose , and everything , had changed her . |
| 7 | She had no urge whatever to throw herself at Mitch . |
| 8 | There was something in his voice that made her want to throw herself into his arms ; but then she knew that Aggie would n't like that . |
| 9 | She felt strangely restless , wanting to throw herself into every small task that awaited her throughout the house . |
| 10 | She saw Penry 's eyes on the silver brooch on her shoulder , knew he was remembering their time together on the island , and for a moment she was tempted to throw herself into his arms , to assure him that nothing mattered as long as he loved her , Leonora Fox , not Melanie . |
| 11 | You want to throw it away on the first blonde blue-eyed gold-digger to throw herself across your path . ’ |