Example sentences of "[vb mod] throw himself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Sally 's dying wish that he should throw himself into his role as country copper Inspector Reg Wexford — and that he has done with a vengeance . |
| 2 | He should throw himself at the Doctor 's back , grapple with him , break the machinery at which he was working . |
| 3 | if you were buried alive , I mean , Uncle Nat when he used , when he was in , in Uncle Nat when he was out in the war , he used to come back home and he 'd only to hear a siren and he 'd throw himself on the floor |
| 4 | By day Hayling would help organize the workers at Langley , and in the evenings he would throw himself into pressure-group work . |
| 5 | What safety they offered was debatable , but if worst came to worst he would throw himself beneath a car , and deny the voiders the entertainment of his slow demise . |