Example sentences of "throw [pn reflx] into [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I took her there for a last relaxing evening before we threw ourselves into the election campaign . |
| 2 | Tammuz threw himself into a chair and put his feet up on the edge of his workstation . |
| 3 | He rushed in and threw himself into a chair . |
| 4 | He just walked in announced this , threw himself into a chair and took up a book . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Hoover threw himself into the campaign . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Nonetheless , he threw himself into the Union , making an ‘ absolute ’ fool of himself and becoming disillusioned . |
| 9 | He threw himself into the making of ITV series Travelling Man and was rewarded with huge success in the ratings . |
| 10 | Rex thrust Laura into the back of the car and threw himself into the driver 's seat . |
| 11 | Happily there presented itself such a person in Jeffrey ( now deservedly Lord ) Sterling , who threw himself into the task with total dedication . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Immediately he threw himself into the organization of a monster Albert Hall rally to welcome the Revolution . |
| 14 | This caused such a stir that Harrison threw himself into the cause of medical reform . |
| 15 | He threw himself into the cause with immense energy , addressing meetings all over the country , persuading , lobbying , begging for funds . |
| 16 | He tried for years without success until finally , in utter despair , he threw himself into the kiln . |
| 17 | Claudia threw herself into the rehearsal for the show , trying to conquer her nerves by sheer will-power . |
| 18 | With a sigh , rather than a cry , she threw herself into the water and felt peace . |
| 19 | ‘ What happened next I do not know , ’ said the servant , ‘ but a year later she came to our house here and threw herself into the mistress 's arms and begged her to take her in . |
| 20 | After giving up her interior decoration business two years ago , Sally threw herself into the couple 's current venture , Harry Hares , a brasserie in Cirencester specialising in English food . |
| 21 | At the end of one evening Francesco Panetta lost an ill-organised 10,000 metres and thousands of Italians mentally threw themselves into the Tiber . |
| 22 | Some mythic elements seem to be transformations of this cult practice , for example the episode where the young goddess Britomartis leaps into the sea to escape the clutches of Minos , or the contest at Aptera between Muses and Sirens which ended in the defeat of the Sirens , who then threw themselves into the sea . |
| 23 | They came with their ideals , found idyllic peace in the countryside , where a man could hardly fail to notice God in the quietness ; said their prayers in one of the fairest little parish churches in all the land ; reacted against , and then threw themselves into the orderliness of quasi-monastic life ; and studied what they wanted , and thought about truth . |
| 24 | Half running , half walking , they fled through the back garden , narrowly missing the Anderson , and threw themselves into the passage-way , the leaves swirling in after them . |
| 25 | When the fitness craze first took hold , both in Britain and in the United States , some people threw themselves into an orgy of aerobics , weight training or jogging with the result that quite a large number of them suffered injuries of one sort or another . |
| 26 | For the next few years I threw myself into a whirlwind of activities — involving myself in a Women 's Aid refuge , women 's centres , campaigns , demonstrations and conferences . |
| 27 | ‘ And I threw back the bedclothes before I had any more time to think about it and burst out of the bed ; threw myself into the middle of the bedroom , screaming and roaring and thrashing about . ’ |
| 28 | Alter that night I threw myself into the struggle on Mrs Rumney 's behalf . |
| 29 | Callowly , I was disgusted by all this ; I avoided my mother and threw myself into the job of telling lies for La Clava . |
| 30 | I stopped going to parties , stopped drinking and threw myself into the regime of Ron 's hard training schedules . |