Example sentences of "[vb past] through [prep] [art] back " in BNC.

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1 But I must have felt the need for some support , because I found I 'd grabbed hold of one of my hammers — a geologist is always armed with a hammer — and when I got through to the back of the house he was there already , at the kitchen window . ’
2 The maid came through from the back of the house and bobbed a curtsy to Emily .
3 A door opened and a light so bright and sudden it hurt their eyes spilled through from the back .
4 Without waiting for or expecting a reply , Martha and the reluctant Tilda walked through into the back office .
5 He walked through to the back of the shop and called out to his father-in-law .
6 A spokesman for Darlington police said the thieves got into the bank through the rear and then broke through to the back of the cash dispensing machines in the bank foyer .
7 Ilsa 's house was dark and we padded through to the back porch like conspirators .
8 Henry went through to the back of the shop .
9 " Is he indeed , " muttered her father , and went through to the back where there was a newly planted orchard and herb garden .
10 Two draws by Pegg set up a 10-8 win , with Kormann being forced to attempt a draw to the two-foot from the frosty outside ice ; it slipped through to the back of the house .
11 When I first came to live here this room ran through to the back of the house , but my husband put up a partition , so we have a small room at the back where we can have our meals .
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