Example sentences of "fling the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They flung the ball wide down the right , defenders raced in to support and in a sequence far too rapid for Dave Seaman 's comfort , Brett Angell and Ian McInerney contrived four chances . |
| 2 | In a pique against Harlequins last Saturday he flung the ball at the opposition tighthead prop and was lucky not to be sent off . |
| 3 | Mandy missed the catch , and flung the ball back rather crossly . |
| 4 | He flung the ball of paper across the tiny room , picked up a tin mug with his shaving stick and soap inside it , and followed Chrissie through onto the landing . |
| 5 | The harder he worked at it , the less success he seemed to be having ; his pain and frustration were combining to make him angry , and he flung the bottle down onto the bed . |
| 6 | He flung the kitchen door open and staggered blindly out into the back garden , weaving his way across the lawn . |
| 7 | As she reached her father 's house she walked straight in at the gate , which she hardly bothered to open quietly , and flung the stone as hard as she could at the glass of the bedroom window . |
| 8 | I flung the accusation at the smiling Agrippa . |
| 9 | Suddenly he said : ‘ Rot him ! ’ and flung the toy into a corner with great force . |
| 10 | Somewhat perturbed , Ted flung the door open still believing that the platelayers were playing tricks on him . |
| 11 | Hari flung the door wide . |
| 12 | A great wind of rage seemed to blow her along the passage , flung the door open and then dropped her , becalmed , just inside it . |
| 13 | He flung the door open and waved his cane impatiently . |
| 14 | Bob hastened across and then flung the door open for her . |
| 15 | Unable to prevent his speedy passage , she screwed her eyes up tightly , her body rigid in his hands as he flung the door open . |
| 16 | He moved as quietly as he could towards the connecting door , grasped the handle and with a single movement flung the door open . |
| 17 | This one just flung the door open and she 'd either been standing behind it when I knocked or , more likely , she 'd seen me coming . |
| 18 | She crossed the room and flung the window open , then sneezed as the sudden breeze sent dust motes dancing in the air . |
| 19 | She flung the wardrobe open , riffled the line of clothes , selected a blouse , waved it at him , added , ‘ … while I 'm doing this , ’ and rushed out again . |
| 20 | White flung the pair of lemon panties he 'd had scrunched up in his coat pocket on to the arm of the chair I was sitting in . |
| 21 | He flung the contract at the feet of the American . |
| 22 | First he flung the man head-first into the snow . |
| 23 | Then , standing up and leaning back into the shadow , she flung the jharo with all the strength she possessed across the border of flowers and into the dark pool of space beyond the firelit roof . |
| 24 | Taking a step back , he flung the blanket aside , cursing aloud as the movement wrenched his arm , and lowered them both to the hard bench . |
| 25 | Pulling on the reins with one hand and pushing the big horse with the other , she backed him straight into the drunken lout just as he flung the cloak aside . |
| 26 | Rex flung the rest of his revolting meal into the alleyway . |
| 27 | She flung the salad together pell-mell with no hint of arrangement . |
| 28 | She flung the fragment of saucer as far as she could , watching it spinning against the sky . |
| 29 | He flung the guitar on to a chair , and bent down to pick Shelley up bodily instead , lifting her as though she weighed nothing at all . |
| 30 | He flung the bedclothes back but not nearly so purposefully as heretofore , and he stayed on his back beside Clarissa who begged him not to go shouting just for once , because that was what the gramophone girl wanted , did n't he see ? |