Example sentences of "fling [pn reflx] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McCoist flung himself at the ball and beat Lukic with a wonderful diving header . |
| 2 | But not out yet , his savaged leg : and he had to turn — the door opened in on him — and Anton , sprung as a cat ; this opening , what he had sought , again flung himself at the foreman , who , caught by surprise , new horror , staggered back so that both of them , locked as one , a horrific beast , fell out against the far wall , the urinal , where : so long ago , as aeons past , Parker had first made his move . |
| 3 | A twenty-five-foot wave flung itself at the canoe from an unexpected angle and before the crew could turn to absorb the blow , the Hokule'a rose up the face of the wave at forty-five degrees , and was capsized as it flew off the peak . |
| 4 | Robyn swore and flung herself at the stove , trying to scrape what was left of the bacon away from the bottom of the pan . |
| 5 | In the stands , spontaneous combustion provokes smouldering enthusiasm amongst the spectators , while on the playing area fielders fling themselves at the ball and into the advertising hoardings around the boundary in frenzied attempts to save runs . |