Example sentences of "[noun prp] make [pron] 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 | Doyle made his way through the crowded , smoky billiard hall , towards the bar at the end , where he could see Bodie nonchalantly sipping a coke . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Kelly made her way through the hall towards the front door . |
| 5 | Swearing as her dead left hand crashed into a chair in the dark , Jezrael made her way across the room , sat down facing him . |
| 6 | Branson made his way to the club — situated , by a felicitous coincidence , directly opposite Coutts 's head office in the Strand — and wandered beneath the flashing strobe-lights , more fascinated than intimidated by the spectacle of 1,500 moustachioed , bejeaned and leather-clad males gyrating to the strains of ‘ I Want a Man ’ . |
| 7 | As Kelly stood watching the string , her hands sunk deep into her windcheater pockets , Harry Short 's Mercedes made its way along the gallops between the path and the road . |
| 8 | Corbett made his way through the thick clogged sand and entered the first one . |
| 9 | There were rumours of snow on the way and , as Governor Peter Nicholson made his way across the exercise yard of Whitely Prison , he could believe them . |
| 10 | Simon made his way over the cracked linoleum on the hall floor and pushed the door open . |
| 11 | And the next morning when they get up Ruth makes his way into the town , and he goes to where all the , the men sit and they talk , the city gate , and there he he searches out the nearer relative of Ruth 's . |
| 12 | He turns , but the girl has managed to flee by the fire escape as Lepine makes his way to the bookstore . |
| 13 | Here two men , a ship 's officer and a gently born younger son sent from England to make his way in the world , are involved in certain events which are , as it were , by-products of civil war . |
| 14 | The next 12 miles from Sheriff Hutton to Coneysthorpe makes its way via the hamlet of Stittenham over to the village of Terrington . |
| 15 | Stephen made his way across the dale towards the mountain by a path that ran to the west of the ruined engine house . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | As Tom made his way to the door he noticed a particularly evil-looking group lurking at the entrance of a narrow alleyway . |
| 18 | Leaving Christian pulling on his boots with the intention of going to assist the gipsies , Seb made his way to the camp set up by the road-makers . |
| 19 | Seb made his way up the stairs in the same fashion as on the previous evening . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Wilkinson himself became involved in the controversy when Batty made his way to the touchline to be substituted after a 38minute flare-up . |
| 24 | Delaney made his way through the crew door into the cavernous section of the C130 that gave it its friendly nick-name of Fat Albert . |
| 25 | 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 ’ . |
| 26 | Craig made his way to the attic and looked about him , quickly assessing the situation . |
| 27 | Ella made her way to the ladies ' end to replenish Violet Lovelock 's glass . |
| 28 | Thérèse made her way through the neat kitchen-garden . |
| 29 | Kate made her way to the Superintendent 's office , her mind whirling . |
| 30 | As Tracey made his way to the bar , she put the story on the able in front of her . |