Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] through the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I buy enough marmalade at local fayres to see me through the year . |
| 2 | I was on my way to Glen Nevis with enough gear to see me through the night . |
| 3 | This land of little more than 2m people and 24m sheep , enclosed between China and Russia in an area three times the size of France , had already appealed for emergency food aid to get it through the winter when the worst snows for 50 years hit three provinces in the south-west . |
| 4 | We are likely to repeat previous styles to get us through the pain , but a point can be reached where the old ways no longer work . |
| 5 | ITN has recruited American investment bank Lehman Brothers to steer it through the restructuring . |
| 6 | Retirement combines these two aspects of companionship , on the one hand an increasing rate of loss , and on the other , less social opportunity to replace them through the place of work . |
| 7 | Luke came round the car and took her arm in a firm grasp to lead her through the gate and up the path to the front door . |
| 8 | ‘ But for this you should really have at least £50,000 and preferably £100,000 — and a stockbroker to guide you through the minefield of stocks and shares . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I think it would be a great pity to send it through the post , ’ he said . |
| 10 | These were the children some of the teachers looked down on because they came to school with unmended holes in their jumpers , or no proper shoes , only canvas sandshoes to see them through the winter . |
| 11 | He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season . |
| 12 | In the early part of 1992 you will learn of some exciting developments that will take place to help us through the year and indeed the future . |
| 13 | Her emotions felt fragmented ; all thought of a businesslike façade to carry her through the afternoon seemed meaningless . |
| 14 | Below in the valley the yellow lights of Hafpor 's truck jiggled up and down with his frantic efforts to ease it through the snow . |
| 15 | This is an appeal deriving from a politically specific stance which is liberal in outlook , implying the importance of improving living conditions for the poor , and from the ability of the aware and self-critical planner to do it through the state machinery . |
| 16 | During the early months of 1990 Avril 's response to the growing opposition had included attempts to suppress it through the imposition in January of a " state of siege " , followed by efforts to defuse it through the promise of free elections [ see p. 37182 ] . |
| 17 | Her parents travelled home in the first week of October leaving her with fields enriched by the presence of a few dozen sheep and enough advice to see her through the cow 's first calving and the sow 's first litter . |
| 18 | God under takes to teach us through the Spirit if we will allow him to lead us into a closer understanding of and obedience to Jesus Christ . |
| 19 | They would.become animals , ferocious , feral , fervent in their lust for the sap of life to sustain them through the cold . |
| 20 | The factual circumstances that can arise are infinite and the judges rely on a mixture of legal principle , policy and common sense to guide them through the maze . |
| 21 | Ted was a natural , so unless he managed to find a right-hander to take him through the Backdoor , he was always looking over his shoulder . |
| 22 | ‘ Got some new tablets to get me through the Season supposed to be revolutionary — solve all problems . ’ |
| 23 | County cricketers were paid for the summer and only the best were given a reduced wage to see them through the winter . |
| 24 | If only Craig was at her side it would be so different , she needed his strength to see her through the ordeal , not only of the funeral but of the days and weeks that were to come . |
| 25 | She held out her hand to lead him through the courtyard , stopping at the fountain which was lit by soft moonlight . |
| 26 | During the early months of 1990 Avril 's response to the growing opposition had included attempts to suppress it through the imposition in January of a " state of siege " , followed by efforts to defuse it through the promise of free elections [ see p. 37182 ] . |
| 27 | Senada and her children , Mevlida ( 16 ) , Sanel ( 15 ) , Saliha ( 12 ) and Jasmina ( 11 ) , now have changes of clothes to see them through the week , cash in their pockets , and the run of Bob 's kitchen and store-cupboards , which were pre-stocked with macaroni and pasta for their arrival . |
| 28 | I always take a bottle of claret and a meat pie to help me through the service and , when it 's finished , I gaze around to catch the eye of some pretty maid . |
| 29 | ‘ But it became obvious that we were n't posing enough of a threat to get them through the bottle neck and as a result they dived and went hell-for-leather back into Scapa Flow . |
| 30 | There are helpful tables and indexes to assist you through the mass of information offered . |