Example sentences of "and throw herself [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 2 | She took the phone off the hook , and threw herself into her hurt . |
| 3 | Then she burst into tears and threw herself into my arms . |
| 4 | ‘ What happened next I do not know , ’ said the servant , ‘ but a year later she came to our house here and threw herself into the mistress 's arms and begged her to take her in . |
| 5 | She took the report , went out into the department and threw herself into her work with tight-lipped determination . |
| 6 | She raced upstairs to her apartment and threw herself on the bedcover , a Welsh patchwork quilt in a soft pattern of cream and pink . |
| 7 | She went into another room and threw herself on a bed . |
| 8 | Then she went through and threw herself on the comfortable cool silk bedcover , and lay in luxury , gazing up at the gently rotating white fan . |
| 9 | An oriental girl dressed as a matador wrenched off her domino and threw herself at me . |
| 10 | She charged into the room and threw herself at him , punching him hard with her small , clenched fists . |
| 11 | Julie screamed again and threw herself to one side , hissing in pain as a silver of broken glass sliced through the flesh on the back of her left hand . |
| 12 | With all her strength , she forced herself to stand and threw herself around the corner . |
| 13 | Summoning every scrap of courage , Mildred suddenly barged through the rows of pupils and threw herself in front of Mr Hellibore . |
| 14 | ‘ Ross … ! ’ she cried , running over and throwing herself into his arms . |
| 15 | Josh Thayer 's warm brown eyes swam before her , and for a moment she wished she could simply find him and throw herself into his comforting arms . |