Example sentences of "[verb] make [pron] way [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has made its way into the whisky business in the past three years by re-opening the Littlemill and Glen Scotia malt distilleries in Bowling and Campbeltown . |
| 2 | This is the more remarkable since by this time , its mother may have already given birth to another tiny baby that has made its way to the pouch and is fastened on to a teat imbibing milk of a quite different composition . |
| 3 | ‘ In the last few minutes one of the party of missing students — ’ Kath let out her breath on a gust ‘ — has made his way to the surface , and he has told us that there are still two men trapped below here , ’ he announced in the earnest voice of sepulchral doom so favoured by reporters at the scene of an incident . |
| 4 | He was lowered down the main shaft and once underground tried to make his way to the area in which the missing men had been working or to any passageway in which they could have sought refuge . |
| 5 | There must have been a proportion of shy , bashful ones around , but they were not in evidence amongst the mob which harassed us day by day as we tried to make our way around the town on our own affairs . |
| 6 | If industry were unable to draw on a suitably trained and appropriately educated work-force , how could Britain be expected to make its way in the world 's markets ? |
| 7 | The crew hailed a fishing-skiff who gave them information that a French ship had been seen making its way up the Firth the previous day . |
| 8 | As recently as January that year , the people of North Devon had been ‘ greatly alarmed ’ by three French frigates and a lugger seen making their way up the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe . |
| 9 | Many went to Paris to find work , but after the fall of France they began making their way to the cities of the south , where they could live in safety . |
| 10 | The oars dipped unhurriedly in the calm water , and when the boat eventually arrived at the shore there was a further infuriating delay before the procession formed up and began making its way round the harbour to Ballingolin . |
| 11 | Mr Grover was as good as his word and on Christmas morning soon after breakfast a very strange procession began making its way from the market . |
| 12 | His function was to provide early support , or early encouragement , to artists beginning to make their way in the market , or unable to sustain some particular project within it . |
| 13 | She 'd even felt the odd pang of nostalgia for the old days when she 'd been a young wet-behind-the-ears singer , just beginning to make her way up the ladder . |
| 14 | Her soft-soled sandals did n't make a sound as she crossed the terrace , then she began to make her way through the walled garden , towards the corner where she thought she had seen something — or someone — move . |
| 15 | She began to make her way to the door . |
| 16 | She found a heavy staff , hefted it and began to make her way to the gate , to go out and beat Tig back to his domain . |
| 17 | She began to make her way towards the entrance to the Pit . |
| 18 | Then she began to make her way down the plane to find Greg , who had oxygen , and David , who would have glyceryl trinitrate in his case . |
| 19 | Paul sat down and began to make his way through the pile of unread papers on the table . |
| 20 | I began to make my way towards the doors , but before I could reach them , M. Dupont touched my arm . |
| 21 | Having made his way into the main draw via six rounds in the preliminary and qualifying competitions , he fell just short of a major upset in the first round proper . |
| 22 | With victory over the Racers , Cleveland Bombers would have made their way to the final ahead of the Scottish team . |
| 23 | ‘ She must have made her way to the East End to get to a phone box , ’ came the voice of Control . |
| 24 | The book is highly priced despite Bass 's sponsorship ( cash which must have made its way into the pockets of publisher and author ) . |
| 25 | She rose from the chair , muttering to herself , ‘ Oh dear ! ’ because she knew she would have to make her way to the closet at the far end of the house . |
| 26 | This order was maintained as the runners came past the stands and started to make their way along the back stretch , and with half a mile to go the field was tightly bunched . |
| 27 | Robert started to make his way across the garden towards the two of them . |
| 28 | The weather prevented many members from attending , but forty-five people did manage to make their way through the fog . |
| 29 | The driver , though bound and gagged , managed to make his way to the roadside where he was found . |
| 30 | He disliked the estate car almost as much as the Suffolk Punch , which was why he preferred to make his way around the streets of Dynmouth on a bicycle . |