Example sentences of "it [verb] [pron] way [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Keep the weight well towards the left foot and push the ball down low , letting it bobble its way up the bank .
2 Azhag flew over the battlefield on his wyvern , swooping upon regiment after regiment and harrying the retreating army as it made its way to the refuge of Wolfenburg .
3 ‘ A lot of it found its way to the Irish Republic . ’
4 Back in prehistoric times , the river which we now call the Thames was created by rains falling on hilly ground on the western side of this country , and meandering lazily until it found its way into the sea on the eastern side of the continental peninsular which became an island by separating itself from the continent of Europe .
5 Somehow it found its way into the hands of a government minister , and he got in touch with us . ’
6 Most of it would disperse as it found its way through the gravel , and it may not be necessary to form a soakaway at the end of the drain .
7 It wove its way through the commercial dockside industry of the town which gave place , in time , to acres given over to the cultivation of the motor car in all its stages , new , second-hand and crushed to scrap .
8 It is now difficult to imagine it wending its way towards the City through open fields , the river itself , like so many of its mills , having long been engulfed by the suburbs .
9 A boar , tusked and red-eyed , suddenly burst from the undergrowth and Corbett jumped in fear as it blundered its way amongst the trees .
10 In his mind 's eye he saw it boring its way into the earth , down , down , until it reached his brother 's face .
11 It finds its way to the outside world via the water system and it is believed to be harmful to animals .
12 I do not use only one type of filter , particularly undergravel , as this kind of flow-rate leads to problems with all the waste being drawn to the bottom where , inevitably , it finds its way into the nooks and crannies that a gravel cleaner just can not reach .
13 The Tour du Mont Blanc is a high altitude rollercoaster route on a grand scale involving long ascents , high passes ( some over 8,000ft ) and equally long descents , as it picks its way through the seven main valleys — and three countries — which surround the massif .
14 It winds its way through the North Woods , 100 miles , and ends at Allagash Village , a little town of about 250 people .
15 Follow the path as it winds its way through the forest .
16 Experience all the glamour and nostalgia of the world 's most romantic train as it winds its way through the English countryside .
17 The Milk Race , which has been running for 25 years , is like a wagon train as it winds its way through the country .
18 One of them was two metres long and must have had a devastating effect on the plants as it browsed its way through the wet green bogs .
19 The shape of a tapir makes it possible for it to push its way through the thick undergrowth at considerable speed .
20 At best he maybe had a letter from the client , that letter had gained copious notes as it filtered its way through the hierarchy , some helpful , some intelligible , unintelligible should I , should I say , and some contradictory .
21 In the first of a two part series , MIRANDA FELLOWS takes a look at the art scene in Dublin , as it works its way through the year as European City of Culture .
22 Flapping , scrambling over the rocks , it blunders its way to the sea .
23 From here it makes its way down the coast — an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty — to the holiday resort of Cromer .
24 I immediately stop the engine and we drift parallel to the animal as it makes its way down the beach and into the sea .
25 Slowly it makes its way down the tube .
26 The station was reached via the Whisker Hill curve , seen in this rare view of Royal Scot 46151 ‘ The Royal Horse Guardsman ’ as it makes its way round the bend with an excursion .
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