Example sentences of "threw [pn reflx] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cardiff threw himself backwards against the staircase wall , as the thing from the stairwell lunged backwards into the darkness , taking the flapping and gutted body of Peters with it , still fastened to its arm . |
| 2 | Alex threw himself on to the floor and rolled over and over shouting , ‘ I do n't want her ! |
| 3 | He threw himself vigorously into the work in hand , and presented the aspect of one who did not know when to stop . |
| 4 | Oh Jane , my hope … my love … my life ! ’ and he threw himself despairingly on the sofa . |
| 5 | He threw himself down on the bed with his head on my stomach , groaning , and between the groans saying that he would be a good husband in future , he honestly would , he adored me , he was very ashamed and only hoped I could forgive him . |
| 6 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 7 | Tavalouze marched forward and gracelessly threw himself down on the cushions . |
| 8 | He threw himself down on the huge old bed and stared at the sloping timber ceiling . |
| 9 | He threw himself down in the chair , like a man beset by demons . |
| 10 | Apparently finding what he wanted , he came over to the sofa on the other side of the low coffee-table that was all that stood between them , threw himself down among the cushions and started to read . |
| 11 | No , he was n't , because his head came up and he threw himself back on the ground behind him and he was rolling around in a heap of laughter . |
| 12 | BILLIONAIRE Ross Perot last night threw himself back into the race to become US President . |
| 13 | Eventually , Joicey cornered him , and in desperation , the keeper threw himself out of the nearest open window ; landing ten feet below , with a badly sprained arm and sore head . |
| 14 | As he breasted the deck level Delaney ducked back , threw himself aside at the sight of the figure sprawled on the ground . |
| 15 | The state-controlled television threw itself vigorously into the fray . |
| 16 | The 63-year-old woman , named only as Christel R , threw herself on to the spinning blade at Beverungen , Germany . |
| 17 | Then she threw herself on to the bed and stuck the pillow over her head , biting her teeth together , absolutely determined not to cry . |
| 18 | But the corridor remained silent , and with a sob of despair she threw herself on to the bed and cried till her store of tears was used up . |
| 19 | She did n't know how long it would take for someone with a gun to get into position to fire at her , so she took another deep breath , and threw herself away from the buoy , cutting under the surface as she headed for the opening . |
| 20 | Accepting enthusiastically the school 's principles of unsectarianism , coeducation up to the age of eleven , mixing middle- and artisan-class children , and making lessons short and pleasurable , she threw herself wholeheartedly into the teaching until forced to resign through ill health . |
| 21 | Robyn threw herself enthusiastically into the struggle , on the radical side naturally . |
| 22 | As he lunged for her she threw herself out of the way and looked desperately for a way out . |
| 23 | Her voice ended in a shrill scream , as she threw herself back on the table and flung open her legs . |
| 24 | She laughed and threw herself back on the pillows . |
| 25 | She threw herself down on the sofa , and slept . |
| 26 | She threw herself down on the bed and started crying wildly . |
| 27 | When she threw herself down on the grass , he had expected Underwood to take advantage of the situation , but he sat upright and apart . |
| 28 | She scuffed through the gap in the chalk circle and threw herself down on the sacks . |
| 29 | She peeled off her wrap , threw herself down on the bunk and gloomily contemplated the future . |
| 30 | ‘ Some charm , ’ she muttered as she threw herself down on the bed . |