Example sentences of "[noun] thrown [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It began with the statement : ‘ Perhaps the favourite accusation thrown at the National Front by its multi-racialist critics is that we are simply a bunch of bigots , that our stance on Race , the very heart and core of our political being , is no more than ignorant prejudice against Coloured people ’ ( Vanguard , April 1987 ) . |
| 2 | Even the fascist is laying claim to membership of this community , as he seeks to rebut ‘ the favourite accusation thrown at the National Front ’ . |
| 3 | Major Hewitt is one of a group of young Army officers thrown into the royal circle through their service with the Household Cavalry . |
| 4 | She stood for a moment staring round at the flickering shadows thrown by the lone candle , the fire had died long since and the room was cold and suddenly lonely . |
| 5 | However , what they found was that the peak was at around 2.3 MeV in the normal mode ( current flowing away from the detector ) and 2.6 MeV in the reverse case ( current flowing towards the detector ) -like the object thrown from the moving vehicle against or with the motion . |
| 6 | The Margaretha occupies an excellent yet quiet position , about a 10 minute walk from the village centre , and a mere stones thrown from the beautiful lake . |