Throwing

Examples

• It was, in fact, the cause of my throwing myself in Mr Boffin's way, and entering his service. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I really see no prospect of throwing any light whatever on this extraordinary affair. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Throwing these into distance, rose, in the foreground, a head,--a colossal head, inclined towards the iceberg, and resting against it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• It resulted, at any rate, in throwing Lily strangely on her own resources. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Well, then, I must return with you, said poor Meyler, throwing off his unfortunate regimentals, and preparing to accompany me home. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• This consisted of mechanical means for throwing the shuttle across the web by a sudden jerk of a bar--one at each side--operated by pulling a cord. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• I am glad of it, said he, in a much brisker tone, and throwing down the newspaper again, for I am tired to death. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Running, wrestling, cudgel-playing, throwing the javelin, drawing the bow, etc. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• There, said the former, throwing him a pair of coarse, stout shoes, such as were common among the slaves, put these on. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The prince entered and, throwing off his large German cloak, shook hands with me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• It is unkind--it is throwing back my love for you as if it were a trifle, to speak in that way in the face of the fact. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Well, he proceeds, throwing off his disappointment, next and last, those plans of mine. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Catherick came into our garden one night, and woke us by throwing up a handful of gravel from the walk at our window. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Then I rose at a sharp angle, throwing my speed lever to its last notch. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Firearms are really but a more perfect form of stone-throwing, and this early Cave Man took the first step that has led down the ages to the present-day arms and ammunition. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I sowed the good seed, in spite of him, by throwing a second tract in at the window of the cab. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Now, I have nothing to say to you, said Mr. Jaggers, throwing his finger at them. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Dear papa, said the child, with a last effort, throwing her arms about his neck. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Mary sat down on the first chair she came to, and throwing her apron over her head, began to cry. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Possibly he did not even have a name, but in some way he hit upon a scheme for throwing stones farther, harder and straighter than any of his ancestors. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• We must not forget that the basic patent of Edison on the phonograph has long since expired, thus throwing open to the world the wonderful art of reproducing human speech and other sounds. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• I gave him a nickel, and he elbowed his way in; and throwing the money on the counter, the store being filled with women clerks, he said: 'Give me three pairs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• But I must just go and look at baby, Celia added, without the least change of tone, throwing a light shawl over her, and tripping away. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I was a little riled, I confess, by his manner, and thought of throwing the whole thing overboard to sink or swim. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Here, Mr Sloppy opening his mouth to a quite alarming extent, and throwing back his head to peal again, revealed incalculable buttons. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• We could only hope to succeed in throwing a serious doubt on the assertion of her death, a doubt which nothing short of a legal inquiry can settle. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• It's nothing,' said the girl, throwing herself into a chair. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• They either build a nest of their own or seize on one belonging to some other bird, occasionally throwing out the nestlings of the stranger. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• The lad would be as happy as two, he said, throwing himself back in his chair, and looking radiant, if I could tell him it was all settled. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• They have been tamed--but at a price, the price of throwing the burthen of taxation upon the voiceless mass of the common people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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