Sentence examples for years thrown from inspiring English sources

Ben Heppner is the host of the concert of finalists (with a couple of ringers from past years thrown in), and the winners are announced at the end of the show.

Having, across the years, thrown off most of his burdens, Tony No. 1 now adjusted the one piece of baggage that remained — his backpack, which was ringed with sweat — and strode on as Tony No. 2. Or was it the reverse?

On August 19, three convicted murderers in West Memphis, Arkansas, had their convictions, under which they had served 18 years, thrown out -- only to plead guilty to murder, be sentenced to time served and be released from jail, all the while telling the judge and the rest of the world that they were innocent.

The Marlins' starting pitcher that day was the leather-faced forty-five-year-old Charlie Hough, still hanging on after all those years, throwing ghostballs in slo-mo.

(AP) INDIANS 5, TWINS 0 Derek Lowe, 38, pitched his first shutout in nearly seven years, throwing a six-hitter for visiting Cleveland.

"Those who stay for years throw up developmental problems for us, such as how to find enough land, water and jobs for everyone," he argues.

Brees started for three years, threw more than 43 passes per game in his most productive seasons and went on to become an All-Pro in the N.F.L.

As a result, De Waal spent his teenage years throwing hundreds of casseroles and soup bowls and coffee mugs, "glazed in olive greens and rusty-iron blacks".

"We've had 150 years throwing water on it and chucking it down the pipes, so we think it must be the right thing to do," he says.

Just a quick survey of people I know, who have worked in all manner of conflict zones in recent years, throws up more than a couple of examples.

So he spent five fallow years throwing himself into various businesses and charities - the British Horse Society, some anti-wind farm lobby group called the Renewable Energy Foundation, and so on.