4 Sentences With "throws a spanner in the works"

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It is only after Brianna reveals her family connections (and suspicious foreknowledge) that Laoghaire throws a spanner in the works.
Just as Saudi Arabia is about to switch the way it prices its oil exports, the new benchmark throws a spanner in the works by surging inexplicably.
The newly-weds plan to stay just long enough to run away with the money. However, Jeannette throws a spanner in the works when she announces an impromptu wedding reception.
Mr Tooley throws a spanner in the works by tearing up the speech and confronting Rita backstage where he tells her that she's just a little girl before stalking off. Rita's friends arrive and give her the confidence to get out onstage and not let Connie down. Rita makes a passionate and heartfelt speech to the conference (“Stand Up”) which successfully persuades the TUC to make equal pay a core policy.

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