Example sentences of "we [vb past] [pron] [noun] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the lights in the town were out as we made our way through the almost empty streets . |
| 2 | Slowly we made our way through the heat and the glare and arrived , at list , in the soothing shade of the trees . |
| 3 | We stood in the doorway for a while until our eyes adjusted to the darkness and then , stooping low to avoid the worst of the smoke , we made our way through the crowd to a space that had been cleared for us close to the fire . |
| 4 | Boldly we made our way through the incredible promiscuity of the streets : men with shoes made out of silver-birch bark , women wearing sacks and carpets , children in their dusty birthday suits . |
| 5 | If the mountain is beautiful from the shore , it is mouth-watering from the top of Ben Damph , and as we retraced our steps through the snow , elated at having finally swapped slippers for boots and crampons , we knew that nothing would keep us from it . |
| 6 | As we tunnelled our way through the steep rhododendron-canopied paths at Aros , Alistair said the rain , the humidity and the terrain reminded him of his ‘ spell in Assam during the War . |
| 7 | We jostled our way through the multitudes until we found a patch of grass to sit down on . |
| 8 | We wound our way through the cobbled streets of Leicester past the great , four-storeyed houses of the merchants , jutting out above us , and into the Newarks . |
| 9 | We forced our way through the bustling market which was packed from one end to the other with stalls , carts , horses and people of every station ; the poor in their rags , the rich in their costly silks . |
| 10 | He blew his nose and gave his behind a scratch as we picked our way through the lush undergrowth . |
| 11 | Wishing the bride good luck , we pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests and out under the entrance arch of the haveli . |
| 12 | We pushed our way through the throng and stood before the fellow as he slouched over the grease-stained table . |