Example sentences of "threw it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The waves lifted the Forfarshire and threw it onto the rock , like a child playing with a toy . |
| 2 | He gave an indifferent shrug , extracted the piece of card from inside his coat and threw it with a show of distaste into an overflowing rubbish bin . |
| 3 | On one occasion he called a player into his office , took his hat from the hat-stand and threw it on the floor . |
| 4 | I screwed up my results paper and threw it on the Pavement beside someone 's half-eaten chips on the corner . |
| 5 | I threw it on the floor . |
| 6 | The couple laughed as Natalie chewed the medal , then threw it on the floor . |
| 7 | You dug up a spadeful of earth , but by the time you threw it on the rampart it was nothing but muddy water . |
| 8 | He screwed up the paper and threw it on the kitchen table . |
| 9 | She removed the veil , tore it in two and threw it on the floor . ’ |
| 10 | I threw it on the cobble-stones and Elizabeth cried . |
| 11 | Then he pulled the mask off his face and threw it on the ground . |
| 12 | He snatched the cloak out of my hand and threw it on the bed . |
| 13 | He withdrew it and threw it on the ground . |
| 14 | My master picked it up , scrutinised it carefully then threw it on the table . |
| 15 | tell us about breathing , no you 're not getting my voice on that thing he says , I , I do n't like hearing me voice and everything , and he threw it on the settee . |
| 16 | Have a look at last midweek , I threw it on the . |
| 17 | Instead of bowling the ball , which bore a small silver shield , Mr Cottle threw it at a low-flying swan . |
| 18 | At first I thought he was using it to wave at people , but then he bundled it up and threw it at a police car . |
| 19 | Stein came along , smelt the drink , refused to listen to Rough 's explanation , picked up the glass and threw it at the keeper and marched off . |
| 20 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
| 21 | Then Nour turned and saw us , and he leapt from his chair and took a cup of coffee ready-poured and threw it at the cat , who was near my foot , so that my foot was covered in coffee and the cat fled . |
| 22 | He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates . |
| 23 | He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket . |
| 24 | Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket . |
| 25 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
| 26 | Quiss stumbled out of his seat , almost falling , scooped a flat piece of slate from the floor and threw it at the red crow , which screamed and jumped out of the way , spreading its wings and dropping away , flying into the cold clear space below the balcony , its final call echoing briefly , like laughter . |
| 27 | They looked intently at him , then at each other , then executed a smart about-face ; the scullion with the loaf threw it at the other , who caught it and started to hit the other minion over the head with it as they ran back into the mist the way they had come , their figures — one crouched almost double , one striking out with the loaf of bread — and their running footsteps quickly absorbed by the rolling mists . |
| 28 | It started finally at the third attempt , and Sabine was almost weeping as she threw it at the hill . |
| 29 | With her finger and thumb she plucked a quarter of the sandwich from his plate and threw it to the nearest dog . |
| 30 | Harold threw it to the floor , leant back and closed his eyes . |