Example sentences of "[conj] throw [pn reflx] into [art] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ It is rather like tackling a marathon without training or throwing yourself into a game of squash when you are out of condition . |
2 | Once again they turned their backs on the God who had brought them out of Egypt , and threw themselves into the arms of another . |
3 | Half running , half walking , they fled through the back garden , narrowly missing the Anderson , and threw themselves into the passage-way , the leaves swirling in after them . |
4 | I stopped going to parties , stopped drinking and threw myself into the regime of Ron 's hard training schedules . |
5 | Callowly , I was disgusted by all this ; I avoided my mother and threw myself into the job of telling lies for La Clava . |
6 | He rushed in and threw himself into a chair . |
7 | Charles reappeared , after half an hour 's absence , and threw himself into an armchair , where he lay back for some time with his eyes shut . |
8 | He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall . |
9 | As the god made no response Aenarion kept his promise and threw himself into the raging , white-hot inferno . |
10 | Rex thrust Laura into the back of the car and threw himself into the driver 's seat . |
11 | ‘ What happened next I do not know , ’ said the servant , ‘ but a year later she came to our house here and threw herself into the mistress 's arms and begged her to take her in . |
12 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |
13 | ‘ Perhaps next time you 'll inform me first before you gatecrash my party and throw yourself into the fountain . |