Example sentences of "throw [pers pn] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Cos you will throw them at the back of the box instead of lining them up .
2 ‘ So what I did was , I got some stones and threw them at the driver . ’
3 Aunt Margaret hastily took a bunch of paper roses from a bag she carried and threw them at the stage .
4 He was pulling him , trying to get him off me — he threw him — he just threw him at the bed — I knew he was all right , he were screaming but I could n't — they were both screaming , Cathy and Gary both , and he got me by the throat .
5 Then Nour turned and saw us , and he leapt from his chair and took a cup of coffee ready-poured and threw it at the cat , who was near my foot , so that my foot was covered in coffee and the cat fled .
6 He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates .
7 Stein came along , smelt the drink , refused to listen to Rough 's explanation , picked up the glass and threw it at the keeper and marched off .
8 They looked intently at him , then at each other , then executed a smart about-face ; the scullion with the loaf threw it at the other , who caught it and started to hit the other minion over the head with it as they ran back into the mist the way they had come , their figures — one crouched almost double , one striking out with the loaf of bread — and their running footsteps quickly absorbed by the rolling mists .
9 Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window .
10 It started finally at the third attempt , and Sabine was almost weeping as she threw it at the hill .
11 He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket .
12 The vulture selects a rock , picks it up in its beak and , standing about half to one metre away , throws it at the egg with considerable force .
13 well I 'm always calling them tweedle dum and tweedle dee , hey do n't throw it at the house , it might be something fragile
14 not throw it at the cyclist had I ?
15 Throw it at the cat
16 . And the idea with these is that when you get reimbursed for expenses , you put the receipt into the expense envelopes then at the end of the month , erm , you would staple the envelope and attach it to your company expense claim or you know , throw it at the person who 's going to give your money back or whatever .
17 ‘ Pretend to pick up a stone and throw it at the dog .
18 spear broke , you throw it at the ground .
19 Rip it into tiny pieces and throw it at the bride and groom at the next wedding you see .
20 In order to keep the boys separate from the girls he used to draw a chalk line down the middle of our meeting room , and when we got carried away and crossed the line he would burst into a ferocious rage , pick up anything that was to hand — usually a book — and throw it at the offender , who had to duck fast in order not to be hit .
21 ‘ Here , ’ said Philip , taking the crunched-up ball of paper out of his jeans pocket and throwing it at the boy .
22 ‘ Naw , ’ he replied angrily , crumpling up the pools coupon and throwing it at the television set .
23 Parent : ‘ He does n't play with them for more than 5 minutes before wanting to throw them at the wall . ’
24 The best way to test the quality of porridge is to throw it at the wall .
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