Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [v-ing] through the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After he had walked a little distance , he noticed that the concrete slabs underfoot were glistening damply in the torch light from the constant dripping of moisture seeping through the joints in the roof from the earth above . |
| 2 | Crippled chairs with missing feet and tufts of stuffing coming through the cracks ; dead , useless grandfather clocks with faces but no hands ; embroidered hangings eaten with mould patches that made hunt scenes resemble maps of unknown worlds . |
| 3 | There he lifted a corner of the curtain to peer out at the bright patches of daylight filtering through the trees . |
| 4 | Clearly the two rays of light shining through the slits are having the same sort of effect on each other as the two musical notes described above ; this is called interference . |
| 5 | They had blue cushions on them , but I thought they 'd register better just white , so I glanced round the paper adding carious different coloured touches — light on dark and dark on light — to give the impression of light coming through the leaves . |
| 6 | The bedroom was dim , full of mist seeping through the windows and the candles spluttered and wavered in the draught . |
| 7 | There seemed a lot of water passing through the gaps . |
| 8 | Now , with the faint light of morning appearing through the curtains , she was content simply to gaze on his sleeping features , wishing the moment would never end , wishing she could lie here forever , holding the man who held her heart . |
| 9 | The official thanksgiving , held on 7 September , saw an elaborate civic ritual in London , with the Queen , the Court , and the great officers of state processing through the streets from St James to Temple Bar in great pomp and splendour , where they were met by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen who then escorted the royal cavalcade to St Paul 's . |
| 10 | Before I could reply a shell burst a short distance away sending a hail of shrapnel tearing through the branches of the trees above us . |
| 11 | I went well beyond the carob until I came to strands of wire running through the trees , at the edge of the inland bluff , the eastern limit of Bourani . |
| 12 | That system was both perceived and expected to perform three related functions : through election to the House of Commons it was expected to produce a government ; through a purportedly democratic franchise and mode of election , it was expected to confer legitimacy upon the government to govern , subject to the approval of Parliament ; and , through facilitating a choice between parties propounding specific programs , it was expected to influence public policy , the party in government carrying through the promises embodies in its election manifesto . |
| 13 | ADRIAN INGRAM From Rock To Jazz IMPROVISING THROUGH THE CHANGES III |
| 14 | ADRIAN INGRAM From Rock to Jazz IMPROVISING THROUGH THE CHANGES IV : CHROMATIC APPROACH NOTES |
| 15 | ADRIAN INGRAM From Rock To Jazz IMPROVISING THROUGH THE CHANGES : TENSION AND RELEASE |
| 16 | The Independent of May 2 pointed out that with two minor cases concerning Urbatechnic going through the courts the commission " would probably have to declare most of Urba 's affairs sub judice and thus spare the socialists themselves " . |