Example sentences of "[verb] to throw [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was something in his voice that made her want to throw herself into his arms ; but then she knew that Aggie would n't like that . |
| 2 | In the front hall — in case any burglar should choose to throw himself through the fireproof glass in the window or slice through the mortise lock with a flame gun — was a selection of things to trip over . |
| 3 | She felt strangely restless , wanting to throw herself into every small task that awaited her throughout the house . |
| 4 | So was examiner Silk going to throw himself in front of the roller for the statutory emergency stop ? |
| 5 | If David Kent was serious about Moira Charles — and Penny Rogers was n't the only one to have seen them together — then I 'm not going to throw myself at him . |
| 6 | ‘ Yeah ; soon as it 's finished , I 'm going to throw myself off the Channel Tunnel . ’ |
| 7 | I decided to throw myself into buying a flat , and avoid thinking about Lebanon as much as I could . |
| 8 | He decided to throw himself off the parapet of the bridge instead of lying down on the track . |
| 9 | But , as an exile friend says , threatening to throw himself in Chihana 's footsteps , ‘ It seems the only way the media will be interested is if something happens to someone else . ’ |
| 10 | In fiscal 1992 , the drain on finances was development costs for the Sparcbook , exacerbated by a fall in demand for the board-level products : these were sufficiently severe that the company had to raise £572,000 in March in another rights issue after having to throw itself onto the mercy of its bankers and creditors in order to continue trading . |
| 11 | ‘ Sometimes we can argue , but on this occasion we 'll have to throw ourselves on the mercy of the court because once again , and this was the second time running , simple , basic errors cost us the game . ’ |
| 12 | It was then that the nobleman managed to throw himself over his confessor in a heroic attempt to protect him . |
| 13 | You 're so sweet I just wanted to throw myself on your mercy and beg you to help me . |
| 14 | She 'd wanted to throw herself on the floor , kicking and screaming to make the words go away , to make the lover want to stay . |
| 15 | She saw Penry 's eyes on the silver brooch on her shoulder , knew he was remembering their time together on the island , and for a moment she was tempted to throw herself into his arms , to assure him that nothing mattered as long as he loved her , Leonora Fox , not Melanie . |
| 16 | had to throw myself in front of a speeding car ! |
| 17 | On one occassion he had made a huge crossbow , hoping to throw himself to the mainland , but the elastic snapped , sending him backwards into the school and he had spent two weeks finding his way out . |
| 18 | They tend to throw themselves at me . ’ |
| 19 | He was Dr Neil , and she wanted to throw herself at him , and would have done so three months ago , but he , and Vetch Street , and Effie and Rose , and everything , had changed her . |