Example sentences of "[verb] her way [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Fran hurried across the street , weaving her way between the busy traffic towards the underground car park favoured by the staff at the radio station .
2 She eventually found her way to the social services department .
3 The lamp-post that welcomed travellers to the inn had long lost its cursory flame , and she had neither candle nor lantern to light her way through the darkened streets .
4 And there she was , a bit dented and definitely in need of a coat of paint , a Peterhead prawn fishing boat , nudging her way into the topmost lock .
5 First thing in the morning , she would make her way to the big house where she intended to relay everything she had learned .
6 Finally available in English two years after it scandalised Russia , this is the tale of Irina , a femme fatale who sleeps her way to the top echelons of Moscow high life .
7 Then she made her way to the Federal Medical Centre in the prison complex at Lexington , Kentucky , in defiant style , cheating the merciless media of a final picture by arriving at 4am .
8 She went into the house and made her way to the small suite of rooms that Bonard and his staff of two used as offices .
9 She made her way to the small side gate that opened on to the alley and which in the daytime was kept permanently open so that tradesmen could make their way to the kitchens through the vegetable garden .
10 Hurriedly , with her head down , she made her way to the nearest entrance that would take her back into the factory .
11 She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time .
12 As she made her way to the blue and white tiled bathroom which was at the other end of the house , there was another clap of thunder and the lightning flashed again .
13 Then , feeling a strong urge to look at his portrait again , she showered quickly , put on clean undies and an oatmeal skirt and blouse , and made her way to the long gallery .
14 Miss Fogerty made her way to the only other classroom , and stopped short on the threshold with surprise .
15 Then she made her way to the little corner grocery shop , five minutes ' walk from Jubilee Street .
16 She made her way to the old city , the Vieille Ville , with a certain amount of relief .
17 As she made her way to the modest Grenfell town house , Emily felt the beginning of a headache coming on .
18 The dining-room was crowded as she made her way to the open buffet table .
19 Instead of returning to the dressing-room to change as she normally did , she made her way through the backstage area back into the club , determined that he should n't simply disappear without trace as he 'd done on the previous evenings .
20 While the party continued she made her way through the darkened theatre to the foyer .
21 Thérèse made her way through the neat kitchen-garden .
22 Refusing the invitation to go in for coffee , Fran hurried back to the car and drove across town , only slowing when she turned in through the gates of the college and made her way along the rutted gravel path to pull up in front of the old sandstone building next to Luke 's car .
23 Carolyn let herself out of the french windows and made her way along the trodden track to her garden , now a dug rectangle of some eight by twelve yards , backing on to the wall of Keswick 's warehouse .
24 Finally , hugging the bottle 's warmth to her chest , she checked on the bolts of the front and back doors and made her way up the uncarpeted stairs to bed .
25 Still , as she made her way up the narrow staircase to the agency office at five minutes to ten , it was hard to contain her excitement .
26 Humming softly , Caroline made her way up the broad stairway to the second floor of the palazzo .
27 Emma Lyon , who made her way up the social scale by similar means , would have found herself in prison earlier had it not been for the lifeline thrown to her by her friends and former lovers .
28 She made her way down the steep path to the cove , ignoring the house entirely , still feeling angry at his insufferable high-handedness .
29 With a regretful sigh she closed the window again and made her way into the luxurious en suite bathroom and stripped off the shirt before turning on the shower .
30 She made her way towards the small window table selected for her the previous evening , but before she could sit down Silas came to her side .
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