Example sentences of "[be] thrown [adv prt] of the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Britain can not be thrown out of the EC , but if it fails to pass the bill it would be left behind as the others speed towards greater political and economic unity . |
2 | ‘ I said it was terrible , to ruin one of Lehar 's most wonderful love songs like that , and Ingrid , he made it quite plain that if I did n't fall in with Therese 's wishes — exactly — I would be thrown out of the company . ’ |
3 | IDLE and useless police could be thrown out of the force in a crackdown aimed at raising standards , Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke revealed yesterday . |
4 | He proposed that barrackers should be thrown out of the ground if they did not respond to an appeal for fairness over the loudspeaker . |
5 | Coun John Jones , Labour , immediately called on the chairman , Coun Bob Brady , to intervene saying Coun Nilsson should be thrown out of the meeting . |
6 | I had no idea when we might be going to Dili , so I was unable to time my campaign , to know when to bring it to a climax , to know when I could afford to cool things down , to be nice to her , for I did n't want to be thrown out of the house there and then , did I ? |