Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | William read through the article , finding two literals , while she finished the last page . |
| 2 | Armstrong zipped through the City with more than usual aplomb , which made me think that Duncan the Drunken had given him a tuning . |
| 3 | Horowitz , more stoical , was already at the counter while his case passed through the type of machine used at airports . |
| 4 | The case arose through the servicing of small Iranian jets at Heathrow airport . |
| 5 | Environmental pressure groups , such as the Sierra Club , have used this right on several occasions to press the EPA to take action : for example , environmental groups argued through the courts that Congress intended the EPA regularly to issue air quality standards for pollutants that were judged to be widespread and hazardous to public health . |
| 6 | Lamps glowed through the ports of boats , vehicles had driving lights on . |
| 7 | Pascoe rippled through the pages of his notebook , stopped , coughed and began to speak in an impersonal monotone as before . |
| 8 | The sheep gazed through the bars at the departing train with a look of woolly innocence . |
| 9 | Cardiff moved through the shadows to where Frye was crouched against the wall , next to the reception desk . |
| 10 | The warder peered through the observation slot then selected a key from the long chain that dangled from his belt . |
| 11 | Two hefty figures in combat suits thundered through the doors , spraying the saloon with fire . |
| 12 | There was a Susan-shaped contour in the stone , so nothing was sticking into her , but rock-chill seeped through the flimsy but modest garment . |
| 13 | Our discussions ranged through the whole spectrum of life , from the sublime to the trivial , and while I do not now remember many of the conclusions that we reached then , the quality of that communication is still with me . |
| 14 | Then hundreds of hooves crashed through the ford , spattering water bright into the mist . |
| 15 | Much of the confrontation around oppressions arose through the national women youth worker conferences , which , as I have already mentioned , were predominantly organized by lesbians . |
| 16 | A soundless cry parted her lips and her body arched , instinctively seeking his , but when his hand lifted to unfasten the neck of her shift and she heard a sharp , tearing sound a shaft of fear lanced through the delirium , wrenching her abruptly into full wakefulness . |
| 17 | For an instant its echo rippled through the valley . |
| 18 | Then with about 7 minutes to go , Goodmans speed got through the defence again and Beeny could only parry his low shot for Gray ( there was about 5 of them on the pitch ) to tap in . |
| 19 | David rose through the ranks from education officer to acting director of technical education during his years in Northern Rhodesia , but some years after the country gained independence he made the decision to leave . |
| 20 | June 27 : Yak–52 crashed through the roof of a newly-built printing works following engine failure during air display at Amsk , Russia , killing pilot . |
| 21 | A gust of wind howled through the patio , lifted the edge of a tablecloth and dumped the contents of the drink-laden table on the floor . |
| 22 | He was standing on the bottom stair when he heard footsteps coming up the back stairs from the kitchen and then Jane 's large dark eyes peered through the banisters at him . |
| 23 | Beyond them , a brown light seeped through the columned groves of palm trees . |
| 24 | It was a slow-going mile , but towards the end one could hear occasional cars along the road ahead and Gareth and Coconut with whoops crashed through the last few yards , again , as the week before , relieved to be back in the space age . |
| 25 | The car zigzagged through the streets . |
| 26 | The car wove through the traffic on Hyde Park Corner and purred up Park Lane , the grime-grey hotels flashing by on the right . |
| 27 | His position had torn Danjit 's knife-cut again and blood spiralled through the labyrinthine folds of his collar . |
| 28 | When she reached the apartment she tried to write , but sounds of crying children and raised voices came through the ceiling and walls . |
| 29 | A chill wind came through the open doors to the balcony . |
| 30 | The emotion came through the music . |