Example sentences of "[verb] through [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She and I separated ( it was like trying to unpick a mangled shoelace ) and I staggered through to take the call . |
| 2 | The paint frame had expected a delivery earlier that morning , until Haggerty 's had rung through to say the van had broken down . |
| 3 | Don Wakeford , the Holywood coach , is able to call on most of last year 's squad and although Ards should provide stiff opposition , Holywood should just edge through to meet the winners of the Carrick v Lisburn tie . |
| 4 | I was longing to say no when she rang on Sunday but simply could not — she is married to a German and only comes home to Scotland once a year because of the costs , and I know how much she likes to come through to see the shops and friends . |
| 5 | Organ jazz has long been club-trendy , but it has taken until now for a new artist to come through to match the likes of Jimmy Smith and John Patton . |
| 6 | Organ jazz has for a long time been club-trendy but it has taken until now for a new artist to come through to match the likes of Jimmy Smith and ‘ Big ’ John Patton with whom she shares a clear affinity in her choice of rhythms and blues inflections . |
| 7 | A major inquiry was launched immediately into how the bombers got through to plant the device in a hut used by police on security duty outside the Bishop Street courthouse . |
| 8 | First , is the procedure that the buyer has to go through to claim the remedy a proper one from an administrative point of view , or is it designed to make it difficult or impossible in practice for the buyer to invoke the clause ? |
| 9 | Very few deaf men and women of ability came through to lead the rest : the clergy retained a powerful grip on the affairs of deaf people , and the age of paternalism was at a high . |
| 10 | Subjectively , it takes much less time to display thirty lines of 72 point text at a magnification level of 15% that it would take to scroll through to find the bit you want to edit at 100% magnification . |
| 11 | Anything learned from crashes will be fed through to improve the design of safety seats . |
| 12 | You do actually have to look through to see the light coming out ! |
| 13 | In short , the ventilation system needs to be thought through to minimise the chance either of its being ineffective or defeated or of its actually making things worse . ’ |
| 14 | The existence of Greenham Common , women 's refuges , rape crisis centres , health care projects ; women-only workshops at mixed events , and lesbian-only bars at gay gatherings : all these and more are examples of how the energy of pure separatism has filtered through to affect the lives of many women , including those who have no interest in politics of any kind , let alone separatism . |
| 15 | Menzies gestured towards the front door and went through to draw the bolt . |
| 16 | She went through to tell the others about the arrangement . |
| 17 | Steve Gaughan set up Kevan Smith to head straight at Billy Stewart , and Nick Pickering , having his best game so far burst through to force the keeper to dive to his left to clutch his shot . |
| 18 | He went back over to the telephone drawer and took out his slim and little-used address book , flicking through to find the number of his research agency . |
| 19 | There 's there 's a waterways , where the water flows through to cool the bars . |
| 20 | Well , it was just into lunchtime and word came to stop — but almost immediately that was changed , and we were working through to get the ship finished . |
| 21 | James Cleveland Owens , as he was christened , eclipsed the achievements of every previous Olympian when he swept through to win the sprint and long jump events , only to be rebuffed at the presentation ceremonies . |