Example sentences of "[pron] throws [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody throws themselves through the air without my permission , ’ muttered the Headmaster turning to Endill . |
| 2 | Some of these are used to bring about an ‘ altered state of consciousness ’ in which reality can be perceived in different ways , not unlike our chaos magician who throws himself into his ‘ void ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ He is small of stature and , like a small fellow who throws himself around on the rugby field , he brings out his natural aggression through falling off things and doing stunts . |
| 4 | It 's an admission that a 42-year-old who throws himself around manically shouting , ’ Go on kid , give it some of that ’ should n't be taken that seriously . |
| 5 | Looking more like a bewildered Old English sheepdog than a thwarted child-molester , he throws himself around the place , lying on his back and waggling his feet in the air , as if by an excess of physical effort he could make up for the thinness of the script . |
| 6 | He throws himself entirely on the divine generosity of which he has already had such rich experience . |
| 7 | He throws himself without a word onto the blanket beside him . |
| 8 | In fig. 123 the violent diagonal of the hero 's body , twisting back as he throws himself across , lies over the counter-diagonal of the bull , carved in low relief on the background but it too turning its head out and back . |
| 9 | He throws himself at her feet in mock subjection . |
| 10 | Eventually , driven to despair , he throws himself under a train . |
| 11 | ‘ YO , this is Dalek exercises , mon ! ’ booms Derrick Evans , his skin-tight leotard stretching in impossible directions as he throws himself around the GMTV studio . |