Example sentences of "through [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 The cassock had a thin hood , held in place over the attendant 's head and face by what looked like the brim from an old and worn red hat ; it was squeezed down over the attendant 's head , the top of the hood showing through where the hat 's crown should have been .
2 However , he wrote , for that very reason , the right hand side should have been even more solid , even more thought through than the left .
3 WHEN NEWS filtered through that The Cure were set to release an album of dance remixes , angst-ridden sixth-formers from Bristol to Bangor opted for the only avenue open to them : suicide .
4 WHEN NEWS filtered through that The Cure were set to release an album of dance remixes , angst-ridden sixth-formers from Bristol to Bangor opted for the only avenue open to them : suicide .
5 Air deal fell through and no date had been fixed for them to be restarted .
6 The shattered side window was punched through and a gun barrel appeared .
7 Sometimes service charges will have been paid on account in advance , and sometimes the 'service charge year " will be only halfway through and a balance will remain payable by the seller to the landlord or management company and the precise amount will not be ascertainable as at the date of completion .
8 A Committee had been formed to see NVQ 's through and a meeting had recently been held .
9 Like all Chinese bikes , it is an all-purpose workhorse : so strong it will probably go on and on , until like most other bikes on the road its seat leather is worn right through and every part has been patched by street-corner bike repairers .
10 It had rained overnight but now the sun was breaking through and the scene had a certain gaiety .
11 Through the love and compassion of Jesus the missionary is able to return time after time until this love has broken through and the message is accepted .
12 If it occurs at the beginning of a committee meeting where something is going to be pushed through and the agenda manipulated it can provoke the reaction , " … hypocrites " .
13 The ground heaved for about a hundred metres , more turf broke through and the smell increased .
14 I 've never looked , I mean I 've never looked , I 've never looked through one and i i it 's funny really cos you look through and the door , th the door that was near to there looks absolutely miles away , you 're going through , going through a
15 ‘ So , ’ she explained , ‘ the body could drop through and the coffin could be used again . ’
16 Check they 're fitted properly ; the standoff should overlap the hole it 's poking through and the motherboard must not be bent .
17 The man in the dinghy was wet through and the temperature was falling .
18 The shivering group was quickly fuelled by big bowls of soup and glasses of wine and then , very suddenly , the sun beamed through and the cloud disappeared — everyone scampered for the lifts and we had the most wonderful afternoon imaginable .
19 and he stuck his dingaling through and the woman grabbed it and she put his foot against the wall and started stretching it , and he 's going aaagh
20 Much will depend on the speed with which the practical aspects can be carried through and the extent to which new members can be attracted from the building societies .
21 The barrier between the mines could be tunnelled through and an escape route created .
22 He prefers instead to hold meetings with his colleagues and to talk things through until a solution emerges .
23 2 The striker follows through until the arm is straight .
24 Reading the Bible was a fascinating experience but prayer was hard , and churchgoing and worship were also something to be lived through until the time came for the sermon , which I relished .
25 I did n't think he was gon na be able to get through cos the phone broke down did n't it ?
26 Most of my revision in my first and second years was done the night before and I managed to get through but a lot of friends who did the same did n't .
27 I hope they get through but the Post Office got it last night , did n't it ? ’
28 which is first set of audits , first set of suggestion forms which have come through because a lot , standing order .
29 The fades , whistles and crackles reminiscent of old Tony Hancock programmes came through because the ionosphere is not as stable as broadcasters would have liked .
30 There will be a report coming through because the chap from the council believe it or not , said , Oh this should be undercover .
  Next page