Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was no exaggeration , Ronni soon discovered , as fifteen minutes later they were winding their way through the narrow , colourful streets of the walled city of Alghero to climb a hill to a cliff-top where they were suddenly confronted by a breath-taking panorama of endless blue sea . |
| 2 | As he declaimed we were weaving our way through the late-afternoon shoppers who thronged the centre of the town . |
| 3 | But the crossing from Newcastle turned out to be a mini holiday in itself and very soon we were nosing our way through the islands and reefs which guard the entrance to Bergen 's Hanseatic harbour . |
| 4 | Later , as they were making their way through the bracken , Anna said casually , ‘ Sam told me that you 're leaving your job with Luke . ’ |
| 5 | If Florence Nightingale were carrying her lamp through the corridors of the National Health Service today , she would almost certainly be searching for the people in charge . |
| 6 | Alex had spilled some juice on the table top and was drawing his finger through the orange puddle with enjoyment ; Sarah seemed completely preoccupied by the last mouthful of toast . |
| 7 | One more adventurous boy decided to explore the overgrown slope behind the hut and he was pushing his way through the undergrowth when he caught sight of a figure approaching the hut further down the slope ; the boy was close enough to see that the figure was that of a tramp wearing tattered clothing and crowned with a battered trilby hat . |
| 8 | Before the Burford constable could reply , Detective Eddy was pushing his way through the crowd and Constable Aplin hurried after him . |
| 9 | So he had n't been here this morning while she was forcing her way through the woods ? |
| 10 | A peaked cap was cutting its way through the crowd towards me and I recognized the Feldwebel . |
| 11 | Robert Walker , a soldier in uniform , was fighting his way through the crowd , a bunch of flowers and a marriage licence in his hand , wading against the human tide to the shining spot under the clock where Judy Garland stood , dressed in angelic white that stood out against the drab extras , waiting anxiously . |
| 12 | Soon , the craft was making its way through the darkness over twenty-foot waves and taking on water . |
| 13 | Grandson Richard was shoving his way through the pushing , shouting mass of humans , but it was hard going . |
| 14 | Over the last few months hardly a day had gone by without his name being mentioned in the financial Press , the articles mainly commenting on the swift , ferocious manner in which he was carving his way through the City , ruthlessly gobbling up one company after another . |
| 15 | A bespectacled street-photographer was working his way through the crowd , trying to persuade them to have their pictures taken . |