Example sentences of "[noun pl] through the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The request was first submitted a number of months ago , but all attempts through the usual channels have failed . |
| 2 | well you got paid for your contracts , they let your contracts through the last time |
| 3 | But as you leave the resort metropolis — once a tiny fishing village — and take the bumpy roads through the sub-tropical jungle , American standards are left far behind and real Mexico tilts a lazy sombrero in your direction . |
| 4 | ‘ They became alarmed because I had access to security force files of theirs , and all security force personnel through the central computer if I wished . |
| 5 | Building Societies also provide a broader range of services and have moved into areas traditionally viewed as the province of the banks , more so after the recent ‘ liberalisation ’ of their activities through the Financial Services Act ( 1987 ) . |
| 6 | The membranes were then mixed with an equal volume of the resuspension buffer ( 20mM HEPES/arginine , pH7.4 , 10% sucrose , 2.5% Ficoll , 0.5mM DTT ) and extruded four times through the lipid extruder using one layer of Nuclepore polycarbonate membrane of decreasing pore size from 800nm to 400nm . |
| 7 | Our current pay structure , designed as a result of the 1990 job evaluation exercise , carefully reflects the skills and responsibilities of each job holder and , in addition , offers opportunities for staff to earn further rewards through the two higher rates which you mention . |
| 8 | We can conclude that French woodwinds were being used in England from about 1675 , when they were apparently introduced by the Hotteterres , and were still being played there by leading musicians through the first quarter of the 18th century . |
| 9 | They represent by no means all that could be said : only study and practice can lead you to develop the ability to produce clear and precise meanings through the written word . |
| 10 | Finally , some brief discussion is appropriate on the problem of the transference of information skills through the different levels of school education — pre-school education , primary or elementary school education , and secondary or high school education — and beyond into higher education . |
| 11 | The Bank 's Community Fund is helping people in remote rural areas learn new skills through the Open University 's community education programme . |
| 12 | An interesting assessment of the differential uplift of the continents through the Late Cenozoic is provided by Bond ( 1978 ) . |
| 13 | I remember the grey excitement of walking to rehearsals through the blacked-out streets , of playing ‘ Mars the Bringer of War ’ by candlelight , in overcoats and scarves . |
| 14 | To understand it we need at least six different analyses : the expected rate of return ; the payout period and the investment 's expected productive life ; the discounted present value of all returns through the productive lifetime of the investment ; the risk in not making the investment or deferring it ; the cost and risk in case of failure ; and finally , the opportunity cost . |
| 15 | Insight into its operation is gained by considering the balanced condition in which node-pair potential difference V 1 equals the attenuated output potential difference AV so that no current flows through the connecting branch XY . |
| 16 | When the pass came and I had arranged for a fortnight 's holiday I travelled to the Pacific coast in a day coach : overnight to Calgary , and on for another 24 hours through the glorious panorama of the Rockies to Burrard Inlet , English Bay and Stanley Park , Vancouver . |
| 17 | Her breasts are low knobs through the unbound dress . |
| 18 | As to the question of overall responsibility for the system , the Scrutiny team recommended that there should be a nationally based Legal Services Board responsible for all aspects of legal aid and advice , controlling all the necessary operations through the existing area offices directly and through agents in the courts . |
| 19 | Shafts of piercing sunlight slowly push their curious fingers through the dusty waters as far down as they will go . |
| 20 | Then she ran her fingers through the long strands of her hair , getting rid of the worst of the tangles and flicking it back from her face . |
| 21 | She ran her fingers through the dark mass of her hair and let out a deep sigh . |
| 22 | As she strolled past the shop windows she ran her fingers through the short layered style that the hairdresser had said was made for her , and felt like someone else . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not sure what to tell them about how I want it done , ’ she had said to Faye before leaving , running uncertain fingers through the dense yet fluffy waves . |
| 24 | He straightened the folds , and ran his fingers through the dead youth 's thick thatch of reddish-brown hair , up from the nape to the rounding at the back of the head , where that seam had rested , and surely helped to break the force of the blow . |
| 25 | The heat of his caressing fingers through the thin linen of her shift made Isabel gasp . |
| 26 | She had sat up and was pulling her fingers through the tangled forest . |
| 27 | His movements were slow and deliberate as he threaded his fingers through the tangled strands , his eyes on his task , and Hilary forgot to breathe altogether , almost terrified by his touch . |
| 28 | Wild pleasure streaked to every nerve-end in Caroline 's body , the reaction intensifying as he moved his mouth to the other breast , scorching such shafts of response through her that she caught his dark head in her hands , convulsively raking her fingers through the silky curls of his hair , arching herself up to his touch . |
| 29 | Looking up as Lissa approached the desk , she pushed long pink-tipped fingers through the silky mass of her fair hair , a frown shading her blue eyes . |
| 30 | He was wearing a T-shirt , and she slid her hands beneath it and threaded her fingers through the soft curls on his chest . |