Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] her way [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was endeavouring to find her way to the courtyard when , reaching the end of one of the wide corridors , she found herself in a long gallery lined with portraits . |
| 2 | She 'd even felt the odd pang of nostalgia for the old days when she 'd been a young wet-behind-the-ears singer , just beginning to make her way up the ladder . |
| 3 | Sally quite enjoyed the visits but Paula had no patience for making conversation with Gran , who tended to have very old-fashioned , dyed-in-the-wool ideas and was easily shocked , and she hated having to eat her way through the ham salad and bread and butter , Victoria sponge and tinned fruit and cream which Gran not only laid on but also piled high on her plate because she thought Paula much too thin . |
| 4 | It occurred to her later , when she was in the westbound Central Line train , but not then , not when she was trying to find her way to the interchange . |
| 5 | Panting breathlessly , she turned from the door and moved through to the hall , where Donna was trying to make her way down the stairs . |