Example sentences of "[coord] threw [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aunt Margaret hastily took a bunch of paper roses from a bag she carried and threw them at the stage . |
| 2 | ‘ So what I did was , I got some stones and threw them at the driver . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He took the grenade from his pocket , unleased the pin and threw it at the base of the double gates . |
| 6 | He tore it off and threw it at the wastepaper basket . |
| 7 | Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket . |
| 8 | Slowly and carefully he picked up a stone and threw it at the window . |
| 9 | 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 . |