Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] way through the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , it has taken me longer than I had at first anticipated to work my way through the manuscript you . |
| 2 | I did n't have any more whiskey as I needed to think , so I made even more tea and settled on the chair again by the fire , lit a cigarette and started to work my way through the file again . |
| 3 | Under his benign regime , Thatcherism as a model of social transformation will continue to work its way through the system . |
| 4 | This has given time for the ‘ marked ’ isotope to work its way through the environment much more thoroughly than in Turin . |
| 5 | She may start to release her emotions fully during or after the service , or she may go through all the ritual connected with it in a daze , but sooner or later it can be expected that the flood-gates of her grief will open and she will then begin to work her way through the multiplicity of problems that lie ahead of her . |
| 6 | Desperation to escape also helped her to find her way through the labyrinth of passageways , up to her room on the second floor . |
| 7 | But as she reached him the vision shimmered and disappeared and she was alone , stumbling as she tried to find her way through the shadows of a forest , mist cloaking the branches of the trees . |
| 8 | ‘ That guy seems OK , ’ Nathan said , as he and Ari tried to find their way through the labyrinth of Roirbak 's complex to the canteen . |
| 9 | SCOTVEC 's audit criteria , by building on existing good practice in centres , will make it easier for centre personnel to find their way through the maze . |
| 10 | Mansell never got further than 1.6secs ahead of Senna , the gap rising and falling as they began to work their way through the back-markers on lap 15 . |
| 11 | There are frictions in the markets for capital , labour , and products , and it may take a long time for changes in the pattern of demand to work their way through the system . |
| 12 | My Lords erm I would only hope that I would be able to do something to my Noble Friend in trying to persuade him that it is n't all that bad erm My Lords I do agree with him though when you I , I think that I 'd be first of all w were to tell him that er not that he would n't be surprised that I thought that his amendment was n't actually necessary , but I do understand his concern , I mean he tries to find his way through the legislation . |
| 13 | You must learn to find your way through the menu maze before you can use the program efficiently . |
| 14 | when I finally got to the start line at 9.41 am I started to pick my way through the crowd , with difficulty . |
| 15 | Ninety per cent of their demand is for ‘ pretty ordinary ’ packages , and his staff know how to pick their way through the brochures . |
| 16 | It has to pick its way through the minefield of NT and Unix and estimate whether COSE is bigger than just the desktop . |
| 17 | It has to pick its way through the minefield of NT and Unix and estimate whether COSE is bigger than just the desktop . |
| 18 | Then he started to slog his way through the field and , to the delight of the locals , collared Direct close home . |
| 19 | For those committed to independent education from the start , the difficulty , apart from finding the money , is to pick your way through the minefield of professional advice . |
| 20 | When construction , or rather demolition began , thousands of people had to wend their way through the mud and debris to get from their homes in the south of the city to their work in the north or to the shops and market . |
| 21 | We set up experiments on purified lymphocytes in test tubes to see if nutrients available on one side of a filter would provoke lymphocytes on the other side to wriggle their way through the membrane in that direction . |
| 22 | After that Emerson was able to ease his way through the stages , ignoring the charging Leckey who twice had differentials fail on his Escort but still stayed ahead . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ Our intention is to defuse the situation at present with a view to trying to negotiate our way through the problem and secure an outcome in the months ahead which will satisfy all our fishermen . ’ |
| 24 | Richmann seethed at Henri 's arrogance , and consoled himself that with any luck he would n't have to stand for the superstitious fool 's whims for much longer Drawing a gun from a shoulder holster , he prepared to fight his way through the streets if necessary ; it would be nothing compared to what was to come , he thought . |
| 25 | And as I stoode myself alloone upon the Nuwe Yeare night , I prayed unto the frosty moone , with her pale light — what a dull time we should have if we tried to read our way through The Fall of Princes ? |
| 26 | Initially , the great masses of floating pumice which had piled up on the sea made it difficult for ships to force their way through the water — rafts three metres thick were reported in places — but eventually parties were able to reach the islands and determine what changes had taken place . |
| 27 | Before she had time to think he had wrenched her case from her and , pushing it in front of him , used the sharp ends as a battering ram to force his way through the crowds . |
| 28 | Sharpe , suddenly feeling exhausted , and reluctant to force his way through the crowd , paused on the landing . |
| 29 | As he bent down and began to force his way through the undergrowth he could taste alcohol in his mouth . |
| 30 | This may be easier in the long run than trying to hack your way through the jungle of your local community health or social services departments . |