Example sentences of "[conj] threw it in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back at his hotel , packing for his return to London , John wondered how to fit this large acquisition into his luggage , could not think of a way , decided that he did not want a souvenir of the trip anyway because of his gloom about the impending ballet , so tore it up and threw it in the wastepaper basket . |
| 2 | Henry looked at himself in the kitchen mirror , as he crumpled up the other three pages of this latest missive and threw it in the swingbin . |
| 3 | But I was furious , and at the end of the afternoon , tore it off her head and threw it in the fire . |
| 4 | ‘ I choked the dirty thing , ’ said Nour , ‘ and threw it in the street for the dogs . ’ |
| 5 | He screwed the note up and threw it in the general direction of the wastepaper basket . |
| 6 | After she 'd completed her delivery round of the dressing rooms , Lucy came back into the department , took off her coat and threw it in the corner , and then threw herself onto one of the available chairs with an equal lack of ceremony . |
| 7 | This is the last thing of his I 've got , ’ and she took off her gold wedding-ring and threw it in the fire . |
| 8 | He stubbed it out and threw it in the fire . |
| 9 | Nurse Motley said that except for a moment when she picked up a piece of paper and threw it in the bin , she had been standing by Kayley 's head the whole time . |
| 10 | So of course our Emma got it and tore it up and threw it in the fire . |