Example sentences of "threw myself [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Someone shouted : " Lie down ! " , and as I threw myself to the ground , I felt a bullet hit me .
2 ‘ And I threw back the bedclothes before I had any more time to think about it and burst out of the bed ; threw myself into the middle of the bedroom , screaming and roaring and thrashing about . ’
3 Alter that night I threw myself into the struggle on Mrs Rumney 's behalf .
4 Callowly , I was disgusted by all this ; I avoided my mother and threw myself into the job of telling lies for La Clava .
5 I stopped going to parties , stopped drinking and threw myself into the regime of Ron 's hard training schedules .
6 I threw myself into the ditch as two further explosions occurred , this time at the crossroads just ahead of the jeep .
7 I threw myself at the door and tried desperately to open it .
8 I threw myself against the wall and prayed .
9 I threw myself against the cell door and hammered and shouted , crying to be let out .
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