Example sentences of "throwing [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The little pulls of wind playing with the leaves were getting stronger now , shaking the petals from the wild roses and throwing them at the diners as if they were confetti . |
| 2 | He attacked her and threw her to the ground before turned his attention to the pub , picking up pool balls and throwing them at bottles of spirits behind the bar . |
| 3 | out armour , throwing himself at the enemy , and the ignorant sympathisers remonstrated with him . |
| 4 | But the Dalek Killer was throwing himself at the golden cloud . |
| 5 | ‘ Did he rebel because he guessed I was throwing you at him ? ’ |
| 6 | I was surprised because she 'd been throwing herself at him all day and not getting anywhere much . ’ |
| 7 | Dhia , every girl 's fair throwing herself at you from Ardgour to Jura . |
| 8 | ‘ You mean she 's throwing herself at you ? |
| 9 | ‘ She 's no longer a child , Mother , and she 's throwing herself at George . |
| 10 | Janice said suddenly , throwing herself at me and enveloping my upper torso in a hug that would have done credit to a grizzly . |
| 11 | This girl was plainly throwing herself at him , and he knew that if he took advantage of something so easy , he would really feel shabby . |
| 12 | She 's throwing herself at that man , making a complete fool of herself . |
| 13 | ‘ Why do you keep throwing her at me ? ’ he gritted . |
| 14 | ‘ Here , ’ said Philip , taking the crunched-up ball of paper out of his jeans pocket and throwing it at the boy . |
| 15 | ‘ Naw , ’ he replied angrily , crumpling up the pools coupon and throwing it at the television set . |
| 16 | ‘ Holiday acted like a raging bull , picking up a chair , smashing it on a table and throwing it at bottles behind the bar , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Basque pelota looks like being this year 's corker as it involves catching a tennis ball in a fruit bowl and throwing it at a wall ( below left ) . |
| 18 | He touched a lump of rotting offal and , scooping it up , throwing it at the first assassin now tripping towards him . |
| 19 | ‘ Put that on , ’ he ordered , picking up her over-tunic and throwing it at her . |
| 20 | Rachel felt breathless , said softly , ‘ But I believed the stuff about Swift because you kept throwing it at me . ’ |
| 21 | By the end of the tour kids were throwing themselves at the stage like little ‘ kamikazis ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ Up to that point , all I was interested in was relieving myself any way I could , and the women were throwing themselves at me and it was great , it was pleasurable , no problem . |
| 23 | But of course he was n't so inclined , not when women as beautiful as Lotta Pettersson were throwing themselves at his feet ! |
| 24 | Throwing yourself at men , men of gross natures , is a still-greater act of self-abuse , and I can not warn you too strongly that you are placing yourself in the very gravest danger . |
| 25 | I realise what a fool I was , throwing myself at you the way I did . ’ |
| 26 | Splashing through the dark flood , I was again throwing myself at the door when a key turned in its great lock and it opened . |