Example sentences of "[pron] way [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realize that I need to work my way through the next passages with care and delicacy . |
| 2 | I 've barely had time to wipe the blood off my axe after my last battle and it 's already time to hack my way through the next trail ! |
| 3 | The casualties were carried past our position on their way to the First Aid post . |
| 4 | But he has accepted the captaincy of his club , Blackrock College , who won their way to the second division of the All Ireland League in 1990–91 and Mullin will devote all his playing activities to Rock 's welfare . |
| 5 | Both scored par 3s and went on their way to the 7th tee chatting amicably . |
| 6 | Willis and Hemmings discussed George and Elaine on their way to the next address . |
| 7 | Andy and Des were making their way to the 18th tee . |
| 8 | In Washington , US Administration officials said the soldiers — members of the elite Green Berets — feared the rebels had left booby traps behind and waited for Salvadorean troops to work their way to the sixth floor , on which the soldiers were trapped . |
| 9 | Wright , full of vigour and invention , was the motivating force as the Gunners made their way into the next round , where they must travel to Scarborough two days before Christmas . |
| 10 | To this end the Object-Oriented Cobol Task Group was set up by the American National Standards Institution in 1990 and will report back sometime this year with recommendations that will eventually find their way into the next version of ANSI Cobol around 1997 . |
| 11 | Gayle made it 2–0 with a sweet 36th-minute volley , but the visitors lost their way in the second period . |
| 12 | After supplying his sixth goal of the season , Shaughnessy forced Beasley into a full length save yet Runcorn completely lost their way in the second half . |
| 13 | He 'd never ceased to find fascination within its pages , for it was Maybellome 's intention to make an encyclopaedia listing all the flora , fauna , languages , sciences , ideas , moral perspectives — in short , anything that occurred to her — that had found their way from the Fifth Dominion , the Place of the Succulent Rock , through to the other worlds . |
| 14 | His wife , Elizabeth , has told Mollie that they did not really get the view that it was coming their way until the next week ; but , in fact , it was . |
| 15 | Methodism had clearly not yet achieved the success that was to come its way during the nineteenth century . |
| 16 | The long road to Wembley winds its way into the second round this weekend and cup romance takes us to Cheltenham to see the Town ; the Robins getting ready for their big day . |
| 17 | He three-putted the 14th , and then the television buggy came past on its way to the 15th , and the guys on board told me that Crenshaw — — who was nearest challenger then — had double-bogeyed 17 . |
| 18 | A moving spectator caught her eye as she swung and she hooked into sand on her way to the first of three successive bogeys . |
| 19 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 20 | She battled her way to the last eight finalists of the 28th European Open Karate Championships , taking on 32 of the world 's best female karate exponents . |
| 21 | ‘ What 's happened , Mr Gooseneck ? ’ asked Amiss , when he had worked his way through the first stage of what was one of the best breakfasts he 'd ever had in his life . |
| 22 | Barney , of course , is currently struggling his way through the next set of fabulous lyrics for the upcoming New Order album which is staggering to completion . |
| 23 | He saw Dad feeling his way down the last flight of stairs , the pyjamas , the slippers , the blue cardigan cut off just above the elbows , feeling his way through some kind of thick barbiturate mist . |
| 24 | So it was that Levi worked his way down the last holes at Glen Abbey . |
| 25 | He made his way across the first set of tracks and reached the tail-end of a dozen coal-laden wagons . |
| 26 | Yanto reached the end of the rock bridge where it disappeared into the hard sand The walking was now relatively easy as he made his way towards the first of the salmon traps , or kipes as they were called locally . |
| 27 | Careful not to wake the others , he made his way for the third time to the lavatory . |
| 28 | Glendenning follows a long trail of Darlington players who have gone to Rovers , but he is unable to force his way into the first team . |
| 29 | TENNIS heart-throb Andre Agassi smashed his way into the last 16 in the US Open yesterday — and won a kiss from movie star Barbra Streisand ( inset ) who must have pulled some special strokes to get past the minders at New York 's Flushing Meadow . |
| 30 | Wilkinson , who won the first set tie-break 7-3 , lost his way in the second when he was twice broken to trail 1-4 and although he retrieved one of the breaks , Castle had little trouble squaring the match . |