Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] through a " in BNC.

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1 I can see this light shining from the side , so I squeeze through a couple of trolleys to see if I can get out that way .
2 I press through a panic … .
3 On my way to my London flat , as I walk through a passageway leading from the Strand to Charing Cross underground station , I pass two young men sitting on a sheet on the floor and begging .
4 I walk through a cut-price version of the groves of academe , a concrete path overhung by jacaranda trees , set in a termite-ravaged lawn .
5 For example , I pass through a sequence of states identical to one passed through by a native Chinese speaker in being presented with a question in Chinese and giving the answer in Chinese .
6 On my way down I pass through a forest of art deco bronze and ivory figures to be sold tomorrow .
7 Every time I go through a lean spell I 've lost a yard ; every time I score a goal it means I 'm over the hepatitis .
8 I go through a lot of open doors in Paris and meet a lot of different people , and I can tell you there is a swift , black current running underneath all that smiling diplomacy .
9 I go through a pair week , and we do n't sell them .
10 If you book through a Travel Agent , you should ensure that you pay the agent in sufficient time to allow payment to reach Cosmos by the due date .
11 Even in the daytime , the majority of you feel worried if you walk through a subway or are in a multi-storey car park .
12 ‘ When you walk through a storm hold your head up high ’ AS the song says , Graeme Souness wo n't have to walk alone when he 's backed by the experience of Roy Evans and Ronnie Moran .
13 You can hear the same sort of thing if you walk through a riding-stable when the horses are being fed .
14 The scent of jasmine greets you as you walk through a creepered archway into the wide lawn .
15 You walk through a low wrought-iron gate , up a drive all of ten feet long , and you 're touching a house where everything is fake .
16 Your glasses and keys you put through a small slot .
17 I swear they 're so loud it 's like it 's like you know when you kick through a big pile
18 If you look through a family history and hit upon an advantageous marriage , the chances are that you will find a new house or a completely restored one at around the same date .
19 For a body moving in orbit around the Sun the surface facing the direction of orbital motion will be struck by more ‘ bullets ’ than the trailing face , just like the front of you gets wetter than the back when you run through a storm of vertically descending rain .
20 As you read through a book or long article , pause after each chapter or section and look back at any notes you have taken .
21 Jones and Posnett ( 1990 ) examined the relationship between the level of covenant giving and the tax price ( that is , the tax relief you gain if you give through a covenant ) .
22 Seven , a bit big I would , I would n't go bigger than five , you get through a lot more business with four or five .
23 Around 300 yards past the car park and toilet area you pass through a wide kissing gate to get on to the old railway track .
24 Take it , and in the space of only twenty miles you pass through a rapid summary of all the Pyrenean landscapes : high pasture first of all , nowhere richer than near the Col du Soul or , with a backing of the fearsome granite of the Cirque de Lit or ; then , after the village of Arbéost , dense woodland and the gorge of the river ; then suddenly open , more or less flat country , well cultivated , and you are out of the mountains for good .
25 It takes 4 hours in each direction , and there is plenty to see as you drift through a landscape where woodlands slope down to the waters edge , medieval towns seem to be snoozing , vineyards look sweet with promise , and heights are crowned mysteriously with fine old castles and monasteries .
26 In the middle of Bangalore , as you thread through a jungle of exotic trees and overgrown ornamental gardens , cross long neglected croquet lawns , tennis courts and disused summer houses , you are confronted with Windsor Castle , or at least a very passable facsimile locked up and in pawn to the Government to pay Royal debts .
27 If you pay through a travel agent , they 'll hold money on your behalf until a contract is created ( see above ) , after that the money is held by the travel agent on our behalf .
28 Thus if you go through a drill of vital actions , or check-list each time , you will ensure that you do not forget any item .
29 During the Westland episode my worry beads got red hot on occasions , but I think each time you go through a corporate crisis of some sort , you 'd be silly if you have n't learned from the previous ones .
30 You know how it is on ferries — you get a bit disoriented , you never know if you 're on A deck or B deck , or which bit of the outside you 're getting to when you go through a door — the front , the stern , or the sides .
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