Example sentences of "break through the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tonight , as she spoke o£ the convent , that frightened , insecure schoolgirl-woman had broken through the shell of sophistication and touched him again , moved him to be tender . |
| 2 | ‘ Have broken through the gate — ’ said Billy , also breathless . |
| 3 | By October , the uplifted area was no less than 150 metres above its surroundings , but still no lava had broken through the cover of soil and rocks . |
| 4 | He had broken through the terror barrier , perhaps , and was in the dead calm state of mind that lies on the other side . |
| 5 | Barclays de Zoete Wedd chief strategist Michael Hughes said : ‘ Even at this last hurdle the Tories have not broken through the magic 40 per cent barrier . |
| 6 | Rover it seems have broken through the motor industry gloom with a twenty five per cent increase in sales in stark contrast to its rivals . |
| 7 | The Syrians had already broken through the rampart of sand but as we approached , a Palestinian holding a rifle walked up to our car . |
| 8 | He had broken through the picquet lines . |
| 9 | A lot of teachers jump to conclusions about pupils before they 've even come into contact with them and broken through the pupil 's resentment . |
| 10 | ‘ They had broken through the spell-wall . |
| 11 | She feared that the contamination had broken through the Doctor 's makeshift hypnotic conditioning , but she blinked a couple of times and felt fine again . |
| 12 | When Serena 's hidden emotions break through the surface of her calm , it is as if the collective unconscious of an entire society were erupting . |
| 13 | ‘ Then break through the shield ! ’ |
| 14 | Somehow we break through the barrier of mental blocks with which we tend to limit ourselves and find a greater freedom of both performance and attitude . |
| 15 | When they are sure the hole is deeper than the pit , they break through the lime and coral wall of the pit and the contents run into the hole . |
| 16 | The bird might then learn that a certain movement of its bill in relation to a milk bottle results in a meal ; and if the bird was then to perform the same activity on an unopened bottle it might break through the top for itself . |
| 17 | They can not break through the wall she has built around her . |
| 18 | Pray that Jesus ’ love will break through the darkness with working girls in Glasgow and that the right people will be available to do this . |
| 19 | But perhaps , by telling him of it she might break through the shell of quiet self-sufficiency and recollection that had kept her at bay since his return from Student Cross . |
| 20 | Soon the sun would break through the mist . |
| 21 | Charlie felt indifferent as each of the decorated men was announced and his citation read out until he heard the name of Lieutenant Arthur Harvey who , the colonel told them , had led a charge of Number Eleven Platoon all the way up to the German trenches , thus allowing those behind him to carry on and break through the enemy 's defences . |
| 22 | He shook his head and stared up at the sun now breaking through the blanket of mist . |
| 23 | There has been quite a lot of trouble with 7.50 x 16 Avon Rangemaster with the steel tyre cords breaking through the tyre to puncture the tubes , but we have not come across this with the Avon Ranger . |
| 24 | Bhopali , breaking through the middle , gave them the lead after 16 minutes , and England again conceded a goal immediately after the interval . |
| 25 | Even if they succeeded in breaking through the sepoy lines , where would they go ? |
| 26 | There was just enough wind to fill the sails and the sun was breaking through the mist . |
| 27 | Lucenzo cast off , heading the boat towards a lovely little island ahead , set in an expanse of flat water , shining like a silver sheet in the weak sun breaking through the mist . |
| 28 | It was a nightmare of a trip , the trucks constantly breaking through the crust and having to be dug out . |
| 29 | Little flames were breaking through the brim of Charlie 's straw hat . |
| 30 | Duregar pushed forward , pinning his hopes on breaking through the East Gate . |