Example sentences of "[noun sg] and threw [pron] into the " in BNC.

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1 Rex thrust Laura into the back of the car and threw himself into the driver 's seat .
2 She leant forward now and picked up a log of wood and threw it into the centre of the glowing ashes .
3 Very , very carefully , Holmes took the snake and threw it into the metal box .
4 He pulled off his shirt and threw it into the corner of the tiny room .
5 Then they sealed the lid and threw him into the Nile .
6 The boy waved his stick round his head and threw it into the pool .
7 He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall .
8 He opened the door , took off his cap and threw it into the stall : ‘ If that 's welcome , ’ he said , ‘ so am I. ’ In a short time the horse came to the door : they put the bridle on him and shortly afterwards the Norfolk man was taking the horse to the smithy to be shod .
9 Instead , he picked up a stone and threw it into the bushes , then made a noise that sounded suspiciously like ‘ shoo , shoo ’ .
10 As the god made no response Aenarion kept his promise and threw himself into the raging , white-hot inferno .
11 Annoyed , she crumpled the map and threw it into the gutter .
12 She seized the shoe and threw it into the fireplace .
13 When he reached the table , he wrenched the flowers form their display and threw them into the rows of assembled journalists .
14 He watched in awe as she wrenched off her smart hat and threw it into the carriage with her gloves .
15 Callowly , I was disgusted by all this ; I avoided my mother and threw myself into the job of telling lies for La Clava .
16 Barbara tried to follow , but Duvall slammed the door against her and she cried out in pain as he pulled it open again , grabbed her arm and threw her into the office .
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