| 1 | He ripped the letters up and threw them in the wastepaper basket. | |
| 2 | He ripped the letter across and threw the halves into the basket. | |
| 3 | After reading the letter, he threw it in the waste-paper basket. | |
| 4 | He tore up the letter angrily and threw it into the wastebasket. | |
| 5 | She threw the note into a wastebasket, and fell fast asleep on a couch. |