Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] her way [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heat struck through the thin soles of her sandals as , joining the straggling file of other passengers , Luce made her way across the tarmac towards the rather unprepossessing terminal building . |
| 2 | Kelly made her way through the crowd , vaguely aware of the chatter of people whose dull lives had briefly been made more exciting by another 's misfortune . |
| 3 | Kelly made her way through the hall towards the front door . |
| 4 | Swearing as her dead left hand crashed into a chair in the dark , Jezrael made her way across the room , sat down facing him . |
| 5 | As she passed the vicarage she was startled to see Faustina picking her way along the front wall with a palm cross in her mouth . |
| 6 | Bernice pushed her way through the confused mass of people , looking for Miles or Piper . |
| 7 | Grimma pushed her way through the packed bodies . |
| 8 | Rachaela dodged her way to the lavatory . |
| 9 | While Bridget mostly concentrates on deconstruction at the Cambridge end , Loretta finds her way through the delight and danger offered by ‘ dishy ’ student Jamie Baird ( Greg Wise ) . |
| 10 | Leonora , aware of Penry 's warmth in every fibre , found the security of his arms an effective antidote for her fear as the Angharad butted her way across the choppy waters of the sound . |
| 11 | Léonie picked her way up the kitchen-garden towards the house . |
| 12 | Maggie pushed her way through the swinging plate-glass doors and as usual the first thing she saw was a giant mock-up of the front of the magazine , glossy , colourful and slightly daunting , the name magnified out of proportion : QUERY ! |
| 13 | They stood looking at each other uncertainly , then Carrie made her way to the door and he heard her going upstairs , with considerably more skill than he would be able to muster . |
| 14 | Julia pushed her way to the further chair and sat down , wondering how to make herself small enough to avoid touching David every time she moved or breathed . |
| 15 | Panting , Theda groped her way through the thick undergrowth , her direction signalled by Benedict crashing through ahead of her , and the howls of the dog growing ever louder . |
| 16 | Billie picked her way between the graves , stumbled just before she reached him , but he leant forward and easily caught her . |
| 17 | Lindsey made her way to the office , taking a few seconds to run a comb through her hair before the door opened and the Hammonds came hesitantly into the room . |
| 18 | By eight o'clock , as Lindsey made her way to the hospital , the sun was already hot and getting hotter , and the excitement of the previous day was being repeated as passengers hurried to go ashore . |
| 19 | Puzzled to find her thoughts taking such a melancholy turn when she felt so wonderful inside , Sarella made her way into the bathroom and ran a shower . |
| 20 | While we watched , Annabel wormed her way into the circle around Kezia with a plate of smoked salmon sandwiches . |
| 21 | As Elinor and Donald shuffled towards the door , Tibbles shouldered her way into the room . |
| 22 | Jessamy puffed her way to the end of the track , then stood still , partly because she needed to get her breath back and partly because she was startled by the sight in front of her . |
| 23 | They grasped hands and pumped up and down , and Mary Rose picked her way through the muddy forecourt and approached , her smile at the ready . |
| 24 | Theodora made her way up the chancel , genuflected briefly and knelt in the silent pew , praying for ‘ the soul of thy servant , Paul , his family and all who worship here ’ . |
| 25 | Ella made her way to the ladies ' end to replenish Violet Lovelock 's glass . |
| 26 | Thérèse made her way through the neat kitchen-garden . |
| 27 | Theodora wound her way down the long narrow garden , bowing her head under the arching tendrils of the old roses , edging past the organic asparagus bed and avoiding the hazard of the flight paths of bees intent on making for their two hives . |
| 28 | Nicandra knew her way through the tiny , bright garden to the leaded window of that back room . |
| 29 | Kate made her way to the Superintendent 's office , her mind whirling . |
| 30 | Humming softly , Caroline made her way up the broad stairway to the second floor of the palazzo . |