Example sentences of "thrust [pron] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to brush aside memories of the eager , tiny child that Hank had been , a child who had adored his ugly , heavy-footed Ukrainian grandfather , a child who had screamed with rage at her when she had thrust him into the arms of an unknown babysitter or had forced him to play alone in the basement , until he became a silent , morose schoolboy . |
| 2 | But Hoey feels Anderson ( 31 ) , desperately unlucky to be left behind four years ago , has hit the sort of form which could thrust him into the reckoning . |
| 3 | Two small fists appeared gripping the far end of the long handle , and Sam Kettle 's grimy muzzle thrust itself into the room . |
| 4 | Léonie thrust herself into the musty blackness behind the barrel , found an arm , two arms , pulled . |
| 5 | Rain grabbed the doors and thrust herself into the lift . |
| 6 | Doyle thrust him into the attic and locked the door , not bothering to stay and guard him . |
| 7 | Two other watchers take hold of him , lift him up to remove his shoes and thrust him into the dance . |
| 8 | A two-goal flourish in the 3-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday lifted his Premier League tally to seven and thrust him into the frame for an England debut in Spain on Wednesday . |
| 9 | and thrust him into the Styx |
| 10 | Thoughtfully he thrust it into the base of a bush a few feet from the path and covered it with dried leaves . |
| 11 | He thrust it into the man 's hands and strode past him , making for the open doorway set in the centre of the long white portico that ran the length of the house . |
| 12 | And he thrust it into the jeep , as Shelley , rather puzzled by his ready agreement , shifted herself into the driving seat . |
| 13 | This increases the stickiness of the log , which in turn means that , when the beaver thrusts it into the dam , the log is more likely to stay there . |
| 14 | Victoria had accused me of trying to thrust myself into the action while pretending I want to live a quiet life . |
| 15 | It comes in sizes S , M , L and XL and at a cost of just £6.75 is an affordable way to thrust yourself into the very forefront of the 1990's fashion ! |
| 16 | After he had read it aloud he crumpled the note up in his fist and thrust it into the fire as if the very sight of it was hateful . |
| 17 | The typical operation seemed to be that the man took a lump of metal from a bin , thrust it into the machine , closed some kind of safety cage , and pulled a lever . |
| 18 | Then Nigel Carew drew his sabre and thrust it into the hand of his youthful son and pushed him forward . |
| 19 | He took the key from her and , stretching high , thrust it into the lock . |
| 20 | Parkin must have received the note and , in a panic , thrust it into the bottom of the locked drawer , assuming that no one would find it . |
| 21 | By forcing me to take part in rituals that were scientifically formulated the psychiatrist had logically inverted the magical process whereby my original eidetic memory had ripped the meniscus , thrusting me into the noumenal world . |
| 22 | Eventually , I was strong enough to concentrate on tearing the hare into pieces , impaling the joints on sticks , and thrusting them into the glowing heat of my fire . |
| 23 | All the paperwork had been removed and burnt , but the caravan had been the working place of the squadron — the squadron headquarters in other words — and so against the CO 's most urgent requests and orders the airman turned the tractor round and raced back , grabbing " Jane " and her pants off the caravan wall , thrusting them into the arms of the CO and then retraced his steps in the direction of El Alamein . |
| 24 | He had no sense of humour , and he would keep harping on his seminary training instead of thrusting it into the background and making a fresh start . |