Example sentences of "[noun] throw themselves [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The hounds threw themselves at the gate .
2 As the armies clash the Flagellants throw themselves into the fray in a gesture of sacrifice and doom .
3 When their big friends get stuck into close combat the Snotlings throw themselves on the enemy , screaming and yelling crazily , waving their wooden clubs and biting the foes with their sharp teeth .
4 Still others throw themselves on the mercy of God without being able to name the name of Christ because they have never been told about him .
5 Outside they could hear the rest of the pack throwing themselves against the timber of the gate and the outer wall .
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