Example sentences of "[coord] threw herself [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She took the phone off the hook , and threw herself into her hurt .
2 Then she burst into tears and threw herself into my arms .
3 ‘ 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 .
4 She took the report , went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination .
5 She raced upstairs to her apartment and threw herself on the bedcover , a Welsh patchwork quilt in a soft pattern of cream and pink .
6 She went into another room and threw herself on a bed .
7 Then she went through and threw herself on the comfortable cool silk bedcover , and lay in luxury , gazing up at the gently rotating white fan .
8 An oriental girl dressed as a matador wrenched off her domino and threw herself at me .
9 She charged into the room and threw herself at him , punching him hard with her small , clenched fists .
10 Julie screamed again and threw herself to one side , hissing in pain as a silver of broken glass sliced through the flesh on the back of her left hand .
11 With all her strength , she forced herself to stand and threw herself around the corner .
12 Summoning every scrap of courage , Mildred suddenly barged through the rows of pupils and threw herself in front of Mr Hellibore .
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