Example sentences of "thrown into the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are thrown into the dark hold of a ship … ’ |
| 2 | The couple were on a white water rafting expedition , like this one , when Steve was thrown into the fast-moving river and drowned . |
| 3 | Mrs Shephard , 52 , a former inspector of schools and senior education officer , has always joked that nothing could have prepared her more for being thrown into the deep end than leaving Cromer , where her father was a cattle dealer , for St Hilda 's College , Oxford , where she read modern languages . |
| 4 | The king or chieftain would make the offering on behalf of his people and they were thrown into the sacred lake or pool with appropriate ritual ceremony . |
| 5 | Newton grabbed a late equaliser after being thrown into the forward line , adding to the double strike he notched in similar circumstances earlier this month . |
| 6 | A twisting thrust of the hip , thrown into the forward movement of the body , adds to the power of the attack . |
| 7 | Both bodies were thrown into the shark-infested sea and many wounds could have been caused following the women 's deaths . |
| 8 | Thomas Thompson was hit by a VW Golf on the A167 in North Yorkshire and was thrown into the opposite carriageway where another car drove over him . |
| 9 | The Moslem brothers were arrested 10 weeks ago and thrown into the notorious Omarska concentration camp where they were split up . |
| 10 | Major Hewitt is one of a group of young Army officers thrown into the royal circle through their service with the Household Cavalry . |