Example sentences of "pass through the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I watched the clock ticking away as I approached , and when I passed through the finish line I held my arms up to heaven and with my eyes closed said ‘ Thank you god .
2 As they passed through the hall , she saw him glance at the picture that was hanging there , and asked him on an impulse if he knew who the original was .
3 They passed through the hall again ; then he followed her across the lawn to where a rough wooden table was placed near the trunk of a large oak tree , to which was nailed an equally rough seat .
4 ‘ Georgina , ’ the Dean shouted as he passed through the hall .
5 They crossed over quietly enough , Athelstan smiling as he passed through the gateway at the far end on to Fish Street Hill .
6 I took no notice and passed through the door at the far end of the room .
7 I took her arm as we passed through the door .
8 The mulatto who had greeted them the previous morning was not in evidence as Benny passed through the lobby , for which she was grateful .
9 If stones were found at cholecystoscopy , the stones were removed under vision with a basket ( prototype : Olympus , Keymed ) passed through the cholecystoscope .
10 Dalgliesh passed through the grille door into the body of the church , turning to close it gently behind him .
11 He passed through the lane at half-past one this morning , on his way home .
12 Hands up all those who 've received an indecipherable fax , where the print quality is appalling , where a staple has scratched the scanner , where the original document got stuck as it passed through the sending machine .
13 Gradually , the noise and traffic increased , and as they passed through the meat market at Smithfield , Oliver was amazed by the sight and smells of so many animals , and by the huge crowds of people , all pushing and swearing and shouting .
14 They passed through the turnstile in the canal railings and took the gravel path to the porch of the south door , the one to which Miss Wharton had a key .
15 This was the way I passed through the remainder of my childhood .
16 ‘ I never passed through the guard , ’ said Harry perforce .
17 The outer skin of any craft which passed through the air barrier of a force field stored static electricity like a giant capacitor .
18 ‘ Do n't you want to get your overcoat ? ’ she asked , as they passed through the swing doors into the freezing outside air .
19 ‘ We 've all got to share , ’ she said , as they passed through the swing doors and found themselves looking down at the courtyard of the Museum .
20 Checking everything was in order , lamps were placed on their correct brackets , the handbreak was unwound , and 4913 ‘ Baglan hall ’ of 84B shed clocked off shed at 12.20 pm and passed through the centre road to the far end of Chester .
21 Pipe clips come in different sizes depending on the size of pipe to be supported and are connected to the wall with a single screw ( often round-head ) passed through the centre and screwed into a wall plug .
22 As they passed through the gate into the yard , he added : ‘ If I was you , lad , I would n't be too nosey . ’
23 As she passed through the gate , to walk beside the stream , Bob Lamb caught sight of her from the other bank of the beck .
24 As they passed through the gate , Vasilissa took one of the skulls .
25 They passed through the gate to the settlement , weaved between the new hides stretched on their frames , and ducked into the long-house .
26 A map recovered from the wreckage showed a direct track drawn between Blackbushe and Cranfield which passed through the north west comer of the Luton special rules zone .
27 Then , gripping it , he passed through the rustle of the reed jalousie hanging in the doorway into the small interior , where Sycorax lay on her side , collapsed on the beaten earth like a child 's poppet made from plaited grass , with Ariel on her haunches beside her , head sunk on her knees , a fan fallen to the ground beside her .
28 He said how he had noticed the barometer as he passed through the sitting-room on his way to the kitchen where the meters were .
29 It protected the entrance to a tunnel which passed through the wall , and Rostov was amazed at its length .
30 Jotan indicated the second staircase , a precipitous exit which turned back from the landing and passed through the wall against which the props for the staging were supported .
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