Example sentences of "throw it at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
| 6 | It started finally at the third attempt , and Sabine was almost weeping as she threw it at the hill . |
| 7 | He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | not throw it at the cyclist had I ? |
| 11 | Throw it at the cat |
| 12 | . 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Pretend to pick up a stone and throw it at the dog . |
| 14 | spear broke , you throw it at the ground . |
| 15 | Rip it into tiny pieces and throw it at the bride and groom at the next wedding you see . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ Here , ’ said Philip , taking the crunched-up ball of paper out of his jeans pocket and throwing it at the boy . |
| 18 | ‘ Naw , ’ he replied angrily , crumpling up the pools coupon and throwing it at the television set . |
| 19 | The best way to test the quality of porridge is to throw it at the wall . |