Example sentences of "and throw [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally I decided to decline politely and throw myself on the mercy of an acquaintance instead . ’ |
| 2 | For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady . |
| 3 | And he took out the keys and threw them onto the bonnet . |
| 4 | when old come home and he just , the old wifey broke the eggs into the pan and threw them onto the plate for |
| 5 | He rattled them between cupped hands and threw them into the dust . |
| 6 | Pearl Jam trashed their guitars and threw them into the audience . |
| 7 | When he reached the table , he wrenched the flowers form their display and threw them into the rows of assembled journalists . |
| 8 | In a bid to regain his machine the unemployed roofer climbed to the top of a building , ripped off tiles and threw them into the street , it was alleged . |
| 9 | Disgusted with their treatment , the two players tore off their shirts and threw them to the ground in full view of the royal box . |
| 10 | A year or so later , or it may have been an hour , I crumpled up four sheets of paper and threw them to the floor , and started another , and I was there . |
| 11 | At his command all four took off their masks and tracksuit tops and threw them through the windows on to the garage floor . |
| 12 | Countries near the Rim simply loaded down the books of dead mages with leaden pentalphas and threw them over the Edge . |
| 13 | ‘ I just got drunk and threw them over the wall . ’ |
| 14 | He pulled out the bottom drawer , grabbed all the leaflets from the estate agents , all the newspaper cuttings of houses for sale , and threw them on the floor . |
| 15 | Then they dragged them to the edge of the platform and threw them on the track . |
| 16 | Aunt Margaret hastily took a bunch of paper roses from a bag she carried and threw them at the stage . |
| 17 | ‘ So what I did was , I got some stones and threw them at the driver . ’ |
| 18 | Working frantically and fast Franca dragged her clothes out of the wardrobe , carried them onto the landing and threw them down the stairs . |
| 19 | ‘ She tore a few pages out and threw them in the bin . |
| 20 | Mrs Smith 's Arnold had confirmed she took her gloves home on Friday and threw them in the dustbin and … |
| 21 | He then grabbed all her feathers and threw them in the gutter before storming off in the direction of the Black Bull . |
| 22 | Joyriders ripped them off and threw them from the window as they sped through the Blackbird Leys estate to the Oxford Speedway Stadium . |
| 23 | His horse slipped and threw him under the wheels of a cart . |
| 24 | Marc Boyle was brought in to help me and , when everything was ready , he and I stood Michael on a wooden tray , lifted it up and threw him through the roof . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ He went to put his hand inside his jacket , then another passenger jumped out of his seat and threw him through the doors . |
| 26 | Furious at the decision of young King David II to appoint Sir Alexander Ramsay rather than himself as sheriff of Teviotdale , Douglas captured Ramsay and threw him into the Hermitage dungeon . |
| 27 | Then they sealed the lid and threw him into the Nile . |
| 28 | He dived headlong as he reached the top , but Burun stepped out of the way , caught his son 's sash at the back as he passed , swung him round and threw him into the wreckage of the bed again . |
| 29 | ‘ They caught this guy in Chicago customs , found AZT in the luggage of this PWA , and threw him in the pen and did n't let him out for a week . ’ |
| 30 | Here is one example of what the new crime amounted to : ‘ Suddenly set upon by two men , one of whom seized him by the throat and threw him upon the ground , whilst the other thrust a quantity of mud in his mouth ’ ( The Daily News , 15 December 1862 ) . |