Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] way " in BNC.

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1 A working title for it might have been ‘ How I Got my Way , and Was Proved Right in Everything I Did ’ .
2 When I fought my way up the brae and saw all the council houses I almost turned back dismissing the possibility of there being any evidence of older architecture .
3 I fought my way through the crowd and there 's these kids playing electric guitars through this tiny amp .
4 The waiters were all busy at that moment so I picked up a full glass from the table and fought my way to where she was holding court in the middle of the mass — standing up , of course .
5 The whole restaurant cheered me on as I fought my way out into the night .
6 I fought my way out of things but she could not .
7 I fought my way to school through flowers —
8 I looked at them , they looked at me , and I turned and hurriedly made my way downstairs .
9 I made my way up to the lobby with those final two words of hers ringing around inside my head , and all sorts of other doctor phrases started to enter my mind — people calling me Doctor Streeter , popular songs with the word doctor in them — and then all of a sudden I started to cry .
10 I slowly made my way down the road .
11 I made my way down into the tube station and on towards the Circle Line .
12 Anyway , at shortly before five I made my way to the forecourt of the RA .
13 I made my way home each night with at least some notion of hope and plans for a new assault on Wilde .
14 Later , I made my way into the farmyard and joined a group having something to eat .
15 My tiredness had now almost disappeared as I made my way along the drive of Brigade H.Q and out into the village .
16 Placing the bagpipes in my rucksack I made my way back across the green to the orchard , expecting a summons at any moment to appear before Shimi Lovat .
17 I made my way back up the orchard .
18 I decided to visit the Marines that evening and , after thanking Mick for his hospitality , made my way back to the orchard , thinking that as I had visited each Commando unit each day when we were in England , why not now that we were in France ?
19 I made my way back to the orchard at Brigade H.Q , the time about 12.30 a.m .
20 I got up from the grass and made my way back to the orchard as Jerry started to drop his shells in the dust cloud left in the wake of the speeding jeeps .
21 As I clambered out of the trench and made my way across to Brigade H.Q I could see the jeep with the stretchers on top waiting at the entrance to the orchard .
22 The German mortars were exploding on the other side of the wood as I clambered out of the trench and made my way through the trees in the direction of the road .
23 As Taff reported to Brigade H.Q I made my way into the orchard , made a mug of tea , had something to eat , got into my trench and immediately fell asleep .
24 At about 7.30 p.m. , after two and a half hours ' sleep curled up on the floor of the trench , I made my way out of the orchard and on to the road .
25 The barn shook again as I got to my feet and made my way to the door with the feeling that the barn had been very lucky so far in not receiving a direct hit from one of the frequent mortar bombs that were exploding in and around the farm .
26 I made my way through the orchard and into a slit trench .
27 I saluted him and then made my way back to the farmyard and the comparative safety of the farm buildings .
28 I made my way through the trees to the farmyard , four Commandos were stacking ammunition against the farmhouse wall .
29 As I made my way back to my slit trench I wondered what would be my role now that Lovat had gone ?
30 After breakfasting with the mortar team I made my way over to Brigade H.Q As I passed along the wall of the orchard I suddenly thought about the Frenchman and his family who lived in the cottage on the other side of the wall .
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