The children raced into the house and tore the newspaper from the table.

At some point I tore the newspaper in half and hurled it to the sidewalk.

Lana Lee tore the newspaper into shreds and then tore the shreds into smaller shreds.

Mrs. Reilly tore the newspaper from his face and slapped her hand over his moustache.

He tore the newspapers into pieces and threw them into his waste-basket.