Example sentences of "thrust he 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 Doyle thrust him into the attic and locked the door , not bothering to stay and guard him .
4 Two other watchers take hold of him , lift him up to remove his shoes and thrust him into the dance .
5 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 .
6 and thrust him into the Styx
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