Example sentences of "to throw [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unfortunate man had suffered such violent panic attacks that he tried to throw himself out of the window . |
| 2 | In 1945 Ramsey became its Secretary and because of her past experiences was able to throw herself wholeheartedly into the work . |
| 3 | A silence fell on the room , and its increasing heaviness made her heave herself up from the couch and take the three steps to throw herself on to the seat beside him ; and to put an arm around his shoulder and say , ‘ Come on , lad , come on . |
| 4 | When Vera Czermak found that her husband had been unfaithful , her first thought was to throw herself out of the window of their third-floor flat in Prague and put an end to her misery . |
| 5 | Some needed only to know that we existed — that was enough for them to throw themselves wholeheartedly into the gay life . |