Example sentences of "flung [pn reflx] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their anxiety rooted Joseph to the spot for a moment ; then , desperate to make amends for his clumsiness , he flung himself through the doorway in pursuit . |
| 2 | to put his coat on , I picked him up and tried to carry him , and he just flung himself around so hard I had to put him down and he immediately flung himself on the floor again ! |
| 3 | Patrick flung himself on the mattress which Sarah was to use , and jumped up and down on his knees , full of boyish energy . |
| 4 | He flung himself into the driving seat . |
| 5 | When the large chromium headlamps of the Citron were only five feet from them , the first boy flung himself into the roadside ditch and let out a yell of triumph as he tumbled into the filthy water . |
| 6 | McCoist flung himself at the ball and beat Lukic with a wonderful diving header . |
| 7 | But not out yet , his savaged leg : and he had to turn — the door opened in on him — and Anton , sprung as a cat ; this opening , what he had sought , again flung himself at the foreman , who , caught by surprise , new horror , staggered back so that both of them , locked as one , a horrific beast , fell out against the far wall , the urinal , where : so long ago , as aeons past , Parker had first made his move . |
| 8 | He summoned all the archbishops and bishops who were with him in Sicily and flung himself to the ground at their feet . |
| 9 | Bodie flung himself to the window-sill , leaning hard up against the plate glass and searching to right and left of the playground . |
| 10 | Zach gave out a yell , threw the bedroom door open and almost flung himself down the stairs . |
| 11 | Sweating with fear , Lepine dashed along the verandah and flung himself behind the wheel of the Citron . |
| 12 | Then Mitch Cook flung himself in the way of a goalbound Gary Bennett drive after Rimmer had squirmed free down the left . |
| 13 | He covered seventy yards to gain the partial cover of the shrubbery , flung himself amongst the undergrowth , and turned to look back at the chateau . |
| 14 | She 'd loved the stones it smoothed , and its wildness when it flung itself over the promenade wall , scattering gravel and driftwood . |
| 15 | One of the puppies suddenly flung itself through the air and banged its wet nose against my right eye in its flight to a tray of vol-au-vent . |
| 16 | A twenty-five-foot wave flung itself at the canoe from an unexpected angle and before the crew could turn to absorb the blow , the Hokule'a rose up the face of the wave at forty-five degrees , and was capsized as it flew off the peak . |
| 17 | Blanche flung herself across the floor and rolled on to his feet , at the same time throwing a punch up into his genitals . |
| 18 | She flung herself across the room , beating helplessly on the door , whispering his name over and over as if the force of her desire would bring him back . |
| 19 | She practically flung herself into the driver 's seat , moaning loudly with pain as she eased herself into position and started the engine . |
| 20 | She flung herself to the floor and rolled to safety behind the half-opened door , the Beretta clenched tightly in her gloved hand . |
| 21 | Robyn swore and flung herself at the stove , trying to scrape what was left of the bacon away from the bottom of the pan . |
| 22 | She ran past him , and flung herself on the door , fumbling with the catch . |
| 23 | She flung herself on the bed in a paroxysm of weeping , wailing like an animal in pain — until Mrs Taylor came running , and took her in her arms . |
| 24 | Rushing up to her room , Constance flung herself on the bed and tried to cry . |
| 25 | She flung herself on the end of the bed and began to bring him further up to date . |
| 26 | Whereupon , declaring that no less precious food should thereafter pass her lips , the lady had , variously , starved herself to death or flung herself from the window , in which case her blood had forever coloured the ruddy rocks of Roussillon . |
| 27 | Robyn flung herself around the cottage and searched for paper and pen . |
| 28 | Pickets broke through the police lines and flung themselves into the road in an attempt to stop the vehicles . |
| 29 | Seeing the ice hold beneath their weight , the last of the Russian rearguard flung themselves upon the lake in thousands . |
| 30 | I was spitting with fear and frustration as I yanked on some clothes and flung myself into the control area . |