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 . |