Example sentences of "throw himself to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy looked up at the plane , then threw himself to the ground . |
| 2 | Following through in a single smooth action , Manville threw himself to the ground and rolled out of the doorway on to the sidewalk . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Desperately Moore threw himself to one side , and saw the rope fall harmlessly to the floor . |
| 5 | The father jumped out of his car and began to run to where his son had thrown himself to the ground . |
| 6 | But he did not wait for a reply before throwing himself to one side as a sabre whistled down and buried itself deep in the brickwork of the window sill where he had been sitting . |
| 7 | One , from a McKeever header , was particularly outstanding , the Duns keeper throwing himself to his right and managing to hold on to the ball . |
| 8 | Throwing himself to his right , he only just avoided the murderous flying dragon-stamp kick aimed at his face . |
| 9 | On one occassion he had made a huge crossbow , hoping to throw himself to the mainland , but the elastic snapped , sending him backwards into the school and he had spent two weeks finding his way out . |