Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] through the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gomez had earned his status through the calm weight of his personality as much as by his physical strength and the inevitable accuracy of his firepower . |
| 2 | She watched as Callum wove his way through the various clusters of people and found her eyes irresistibly drawn to the corner where Luke stood , surrounded by a large group of his friends . |
| 3 | To return to the T&C ( yet again ) NICK CAVE , mid-blistering set , was joined by a disgustingly fit looking SHANE MACGOWAN , who wove his way through the old Louis Armstrong classic ‘ Wonderful World ’ with tricky Nick . |
| 4 | In a lightning raid Gorbad moved his army through the ancient Dwarf tunnels and smashed the Broken Tooth tribe before they realised what was happening . |
| 5 | She had only to sit back with perfect composure — something at which she was adept — and wait for him to find his way through the necessary preliminaries to the real business of this meeting . |
| 6 | ‘ But … ’ she started to protest , but he was already walking away from her , weaving his way through the seated audience , shouldering past the standing groups . |
| 7 | Vic nods his thanks , turns left , then right again , picking his way through the broad , tree-lined residential streets with practised ease . |
| 8 | A dark curtain of cloud hung over the horizon to the north as Dexter weaved his way through the clotted traffic on the Kentish Town Road . |
| 9 | Once again Benjamin used his warrant , pushing his way through the grumbling spectators until we had a good view of both the execution scene and Smithfield Common . |
| 10 | While one had climbed on the bonnet , another had pushed his hand through the open window on Mick 's side . |
| 11 | Rostov used the moment to search for a formula which would ease his passage through the final introduction . |
| 12 | He dug his hand through the aromatic blanket and his fingers closed round an unmistakeable shape . |
| 13 | He concealed his boredom through the first act , but by intermission he was itching to be away to claim his prize . |
| 14 | It was his habit to patrol the streets of the City , declaiming the Gospel according to Shakespeare to passers-by , emoting his way through the great speeches in the hope of earning a few drinks . |
| 15 | Pulling his coat collar up around his nape , and plunging his hands into the minty depths of his pockets , Estabrook followed his guide through the nearest gap in the corrugated wall . |
| 16 | Fireman Robb shouldered his way through the bat-wing doors of the ‘ Seven Seas ’ on the corner of Kilbowie Road . |
| 17 | He has great potential to be a world champion , and he will be the kind of driver we would like to retain his services through the next possible two , three years , so it 's a longer term situation with him . |
| 18 | Philip Burton 's manuscript takes his disciple through the golden gates : |
| 19 | He 'd come around and poke his hand through the outside wrought-iron grill , trying to close it . |
| 20 | The policeman stuck his head through the opened window and examined Jimmy as if he was some strange zoological specimen . |
| 21 | He came alive to run his fingertips through the soft warm mat of her pubic hair : and thence , to the thick , folded lips of her luscious rosebud . |
| 22 | Lucker pulls his bags through the two front seats . |
| 23 | Unlike Salman Rushdie , he can still take his walks through the back streets of his chosen city . |
| 24 | Johnny Blunt 's father worked his way through the sporting calendar : |
| 25 | Adalard the seneschal is first documented in 831 , and apparently kept his post through the 830s . |
| 26 | He rubbed his fingertips through the soft thatch , and the short curly hair caught in his nails . |
| 27 | ‘ He took his suit through the full panoply of law — Doctors ’ Commons , then a court of common law , and finally the House of Lords . ’ |
| 28 | My particular dodger , who claimed to be selling household items , became very frightened when I took his photograph through the leaded front door window . |
| 29 | Until 1977 the Secretary of Nigeria 's Educational Research Council had to battle his way through the appalling Lagos traffic from Apapa to Lagos Island if he wanted to consult with his Permanent Secretary or Chief Federal Adviser . |
| 30 | First a few exploratory notes , presumably on the Steinway Grand that Morse had earlier admired in the Lancaster Room ; then the whole melody as the pianist hired for the afternoon tea-room session fingered his way through the nostalgic chords of ‘ Love 's Old Sweet Song ’ . |