Example sentences of "throw himself into " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Sally 's dying wish that he should throw himself into his role as country copper Inspector Reg Wexford — and that he has done with a vengeance . |
| 2 | By day Hayling would help organize the workers at Langley , and in the evenings he would throw himself into pressure-group work . |
| 3 | This experience appeared to transform him and he threw himself into a great surge of composition , writing a Mass of Thanksgiving for unaccompanied choir filling 100 pages of manuscript , which he completed in 15 days , as well as other works , including a setting of Out of the Deep which is given its first performance by his choir at St Philip and St James , Cheltenham , at his funeral on today . |
| 4 | He threw himself into the exercises with a hind of despairing frenzy . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He made a dash for the big front door and threw himself into the gloomy chill of the hall . |
| 7 | Tammuz threw himself into a chair and put his feet up on the edge of his workstation . |
| 8 | Edward was given the contract and threw himself into it with vigour , aided no doubt by his life-long abhorrence of the building which he was now about to replace . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Having secured his freedom , his sexual appetite continued unabated and he threw himself into an even more vigorous life of carnal debauchery . |
| 11 | No longer ‘ Mr Madonna ’ , he threw himself into filming Judgement in Berlin and Casualties of War . |
| 12 | Immediately he threw himself into the organization of a monster Albert Hall rally to welcome the Revolution . |
| 13 | He threw himself into the making of ITV series Travelling Man and was rewarded with huge success in the ratings . |
| 14 | Unhampered by a client 's needs , he threw himself into a legitimate extension of his pipe dream : the Dolls ' House became his home . |
| 15 | The experience convinced him that Europe was on the brink of revolution , and he threw himself into revolutionary Anarchist ‘ Situationism ’ , which rejected conventional left-wing political parties . |
| 16 | Walsh , with Hayling fronting the show to add that important touch of Cambridge class , threw himself into raising the matching funding required by GLEB . |
| 17 | He worked very hard , even in the holidays : he threw himself into all the activities of the school and contributed a number of well-received papers to conferences on education . |
| 18 | As the god made no response Aenarion kept his promise and threw himself into the raging , white-hot inferno . |
| 19 | President Ford threw himself into an extensive programme of consultation with members of congress on behalf of his new policy , but his performance in this acid test of presidential leadership was unimpressive . |
| 20 | Nonetheless , he threw himself into the Union , making an ‘ absolute ’ fool of himself and becoming disillusioned . |
| 21 | Charles reappeared , after half an hour 's absence , and threw himself into an armchair , where he lay back for some time with his eyes shut . |
| 22 | Happily there presented itself such a person in Jeffrey ( now deservedly Lord ) Sterling , who threw himself into the task with total dedication . |
| 23 | Billing then threw himself into land speculation , writing , yacht broking , and ‘ ship-running ’ , and by 1913 had amassed enough capital to found a yard on Southampton Water , where he pioneered the construction of flying boats ( ‘ supermarines ’ ) . |
| 24 | This caused such a stir that Harrison threw himself into the cause of medical reform . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | He threw himself into the cause with immense energy , addressing meetings all over the country , persuading , lobbying , begging for funds . |
| 27 | In the United States , as earlier , he threw himself into opposition against Fascism and Nazism . |
| 28 | C. T. threw himself into Christian activity with the same discipline and dedication he had given to cricket , and determined to join another well-known Cambridge athlete , Stanley Smith the oarsman , in the then little-known China Inland Mission led by J. Hudson Taylor [ q.v . ] . |
| 29 | He rushed in and threw himself into a chair . |
| 30 | He tried for years without success until finally , in utter despair , he threw himself into the kiln . |