Example sentences of "and throwing them [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We prop the grating open with another branch and spend the next half-hour pulling fallen branches and logs from all over that part of the hill , dragging them into the clump of bushes and throwing them into the shaft ; we snap dead branches off trees and bushes and haul and peel living ones off ; we scrape together armfuls of dry leaf litter and throw those over the edge of the chimney , too ; everything goes under the grating and down into the shaft . |
| 2 | When I 'd extracted my head from the carrying rope , Kāli untied the bale and started scooping up armloads of pine-needles and throwing them to the top of the pile . |
| 3 | The little pulls of wind playing with the leaves were getting stronger now , shaking the petals from the wild roses and throwing them at the diners as if they were confetti . |
| 4 | Nona stared at the grey river where the wind was picking up little waves and throwing them against the walls of the river walk . |
| 5 | With frightening suddenness he now began ripping the pages out of the book in handfuls and throwing them in the waste-paper basket . |