Example sentences of "throw himself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | if you were buried alive , I mean , Uncle Nat when he used , when he was in , in Uncle Nat when he was out in the war , he used to come back home and he 'd only to hear a siren and he 'd throw himself on the floor |
| 2 | A system where the user presses a series of buttons without thought and gets exactly what he needs ( rather than what he at that stage thinks he wants ) is efficient but not entirely educational , any more than one so difficult that the user could only throw himself at the mercy of the person sitting at the reader 's adviser desk . |
| 3 | He should throw himself at the Doctor 's back , grapple with him , break the machinery at which he was working . |
| 4 | Like Lucifer falling out of Heaven , he threw himself off the back of the pageant , not caring that the paving stones lay three leagues below . |
| 5 | He almost threw himself across the van , grasping Kirov firmly by both shoulders . |
| 6 | He threw himself across the passenger seat , still holding the handset which was on the open line to his control at Selby and shouted ‘ ten nine , ten nine , ten nine ’ — the police equivalent of SOS requesting immediate help . |
| 7 | He leapt off a regular bus — the excellent airport service seems currently in abeyance , threw himself through the doors and yelled at me to hurry , which I did , and we caught the same bus back into town . |
| 8 | Owen threw himself over the wall and dropped down . |
| 9 | He threw himself into the exercises with a hind of despairing frenzy . |
| 10 | The should of slow labouring footsteps could be heard moving along the first-floor landing as the boy threw himself into the kitchen and slammed the door behind him . |
| 11 | He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall . |
| 12 | Winton duly threw himself into the muddled affairs of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia , a group of diverse personalities whose good intentions far outstretched their capacity to offer constructive help . |
| 13 | Immediately he threw himself into the organization of a monster Albert Hall rally to welcome the Revolution . |
| 14 | He threw himself into the making of ITV series Travelling Man and was rewarded with huge success in the ratings . |
| 15 | As the god made no response Aenarion kept his promise and threw himself into the raging , white-hot inferno . |
| 16 | Nonetheless , he threw himself into the Union , making an ‘ absolute ’ fool of himself and becoming disillusioned . |
| 17 | Happily there presented itself such a person in Jeffrey ( now deservedly Lord ) Sterling , who threw himself into the task with total dedication . |
| 18 | This caused such a stir that Harrison threw himself into the cause of medical reform . |
| 19 | Cressy had been moored at Tardebigge for four years while Rolt undertook various forms of engineering war-work , but when peace returned he threw himself into the task of preserving the canal system . |
| 20 | He threw himself into the cause with immense energy , addressing meetings all over the country , persuading , lobbying , begging for funds . |
| 21 | He tried for years without success until finally , in utter despair , he threw himself into the kiln . |
| 22 | Rex thrust Laura into the back of the car and threw himself into the driver 's seat . |
| 23 | Hoover threw himself into the campaign . |
| 24 | The boy looked up at the plane , then threw himself to the ground . |
| 25 | Following through in a single smooth action , Manville threw himself to the ground and rolled out of the doorway on to the sidewalk . |
| 26 | The old man swayed gently on his haunches , then , as the boy threw himself to the left , moved effortlessly across , fending off the child with his palms , using the least force possible to achieve his end . |
| 27 | It was 3-0 just before half-time as Shearer threw himself at the ball . |
| 28 | But as I turned to go downstairs , my landlord , thinking he was alone , threw himself on the bed , pushed open the window and called into the darkness . |
| 29 | Gerard threw himself on the floor . |
| 30 | Richard threw himself on the floor screaming ! |