Example sentences of "and throw [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | He did n't , he picked me up and threw me against the van and ran off . |
| 32 | He attacked her and threw her to the ground before turned his attention to the pub , picking up pool balls and throwing them at bottles of spirits behind the bar . |
| 33 | Barbara tried to follow , but Duvall slammed the door against her and she cried out in pain as he pulled it open again , grabbed her arm and threw her into the office . |
| 34 | On one occasion he called a player into his office , took his hat from the hat-stand and threw it on the floor . |
| 35 | I screwed up my results paper and threw it on the Pavement beside someone 's half-eaten chips on the corner . |
| 36 | He screwed up the paper and threw it on the kitchen table . |
| 37 | She removed the veil , tore it in two and threw it on the floor . ’ |
| 38 | Then he pulled the mask off his face and threw it on the ground . |
| 39 | He snatched the cloak out of my hand and threw it on the bed . |
| 40 | He withdrew it and threw it on the ground . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | 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 . |
| 43 | He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates . |
| 44 | He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket . |
| 45 | Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket . |
| 46 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
| 47 | Quiss stumbled out of his seat , almost falling , scooped a flat piece of slate from the floor and threw it at the red crow , which screamed and jumped out of the way , spreading its wings and dropping away , flying into the cold clear space below the balcony , its final call echoing briefly , like laughter . |
| 48 | Instead , he picked up a stone and threw it into the bushes , then made a noise that sounded suspiciously like ‘ shoo , shoo ’ . |
| 49 | The boy waved his stick round his head and threw it into the pool . |
| 50 | Mould slid the rugby ball onto the hook , and threw it into the water . |
| 51 | She leant forward now and picked up a log of wood and threw it into the centre of the glowing ashes . |
| 52 | He watched in awe as she wrenched off her smart hat and threw it into the carriage with her gloves . |
| 53 | He pulled off his shirt and threw it into the corner of the tiny room . |
| 54 | Luke scooped the fish up from Carey 's arms and threw it into the shallows . |
| 55 | He opened the door , took off his cap and threw it into the stall : ‘ If that 's welcome , ’ he said , ‘ so am I. ’ In a short time the horse came to the door : they put the bridle on him and shortly afterwards the Norfolk man was taking the horse to the smithy to be shod . |
| 56 | She seized the shoe and threw it into the fireplace . |
| 57 | Annoyed , she crumpled the map and threw it into the gutter . |
| 58 | Very , very carefully , Holmes took the snake and threw it into the metal box . |
| 59 | He picked it up and threw it into the flames . |
| 60 | With her finger and thumb she plucked a quarter of the sandwich from his plate and threw it to the nearest dog . |