Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [vb past] [pers pn] through the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He went to put his hand inside his jacket , then another passenger jumped out of his seat and threw him through the doors .
2 He tried protesting to Selkirk , who simply struck him across the mouth and pushed him through the metal-studded door .
3 Possessed for once by a spirit of happy hilarity , the Indian crowd unhitched the horses from Mountbatten 's carriage and dragged it through the streets ; British officers were lifted shoulder high and cheered .
4 I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack .
5 Then , she picked up a half-brick and threw it through the drugstore window .
6 Once she had turned the corner and the house was hidden from view , she jumped off her bike and pushed it through the maze of potholes that pitted the drive as it meandered the half mile to the main gates .
7 He grasped my elbow and led me through the hallway and into a long room knocked through the whole length of the house .
8 I scrambled out of the trench and accompanied them through the trees to the farm .
9 Saturday , 13th : Arrived at Delhi airport over two hours late , at 06.30. met me personally at the barrier and eased me through the arrival formalities .
10 I talked to Assemblyman Barry Keene , who , as Chairman of the California State Assembly Health Committee , wrote the bill and piloted it through the Legislature , and asked him first whether he felt that before the Act there was a grey area of uncertainty surrounding these problems .
11 The party was over and the house was in darkness when he pulled up in the courtyard and accompanied her through the front door into the hall .
12 He extracted the licence and handed it through the window .
13 I took out my knife and drove it through the sleeping man 's heart !
14 I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many .
15 She pounded the thing to grey dust and swept it through the open summerhouse doors .
16 He reversed his grip on the blade and drove it through the daemon 's chest .
17 With that he snatched up the bottle and flung it through the open window into the yard .
18 Once assimilated , these devices and motifs gave the students a feeling of having mastered something , but when Dodie Masterman took over Minton 's illustration class and took them through the basics , she found many of them very inept .
19 Melissa took her by the arm and piloted her through the booking hall .
20 He smiled again , fleetingly , and her pulse gave another blip as he took her arm and led her through the entrance .
21 He took Laura by the arm and guided her through the revolving doors .
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