Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] in through [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But I think it is a pointless exercise , ’ said Floy , somewhere towards morning , a thin , cold light filtering in through the windows to where he sat at a great desk , his black hair tumbled , hollows in his cheeks , his face white with fatigue . |
2 | The light had almost gone from the day now and the forest was becoming bathed in soft , subtle hues of the Purple Hour , Dark blue and turquoise light slanted in through the trees , turning the Wolfwood to a place of dark secret shadows and heavy ancient magic . |
3 | Grey , uncertain light leaked in through the curtains . |
4 | It sounds posey perhaps , but Althusser says something along the lines of when there are breaks that 's when you have a chance to change things , a chance to nip in through the cracks and grab the moment . |
5 | The original model was made in wax ; it was then encased in a clay mould and molten metal poured in through the feet ; the hot metal melted the wax and displaced it , filling the mould . |
6 | She stood on the deck while the water rushed in through the sides of the great oaken gates , lifting the barge higher and higher until they were level with the water in the next basin . |
7 | Slowly struggling up from the depths of deep unconsciousness , Laura flicked open her eyelids , only to shut them firmly again as she winced at the brilliant sunshine flooding in through the windows of the bedroom . |
8 | When the captain discovered this little act of initiative he changed course so that the sea roared in through the ports and flushed passengers and their game of cards from the room . |
9 | Damian stood against the sunlight flooding in through the windows , his hands thrust in his grey trouser pockets , the silver watch-chain across his powerful chest reflecting light . |