Example sentences of "[coord] throw [pron] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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1 | He pulled off his work jeans and threw them on to the little pile in the corner . |
2 | The shop-keeper nodded with eventual understanding , cut off a huge bunch of bright green grapes and threw them on to the scales . |
3 | On an impulse , he removed his cap and threw it on to the back seat . |
4 | He collected and threw it back to the pursuing fielder with an easy gesture-then suddenly clutched at his left side . |
5 | His whole body felt bruised from the speed at which Doyle had dragged him round and thrown him on to the floor when they heard the shout outside . |
6 | He wanted to pick up something from the breakfast table and throw it on to the floor , the plate from which Mr Blakey had eaten his fry , the apricot jam , the tea-pot , the bundle of knives and forks that Kate had collected and put on top of the pile of green cereal bowls . |