Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ah , but I am not a pretty young skivvy , ’ said Dr Neil wickedly , ‘ and dear Mr Sands does not wish to see me walk through the door . |
| 2 | I fought my way through the crowd and there 's these kids playing electric guitars through this tiny amp . |
| 3 | The Corporal stood and glared at me as I very swiftly made my exit through the door , pausing briefly to pick up my rucksack and bagpipe box . |
| 4 | The German mortars were exploding on the other side of the wood as I clambered out of the trench and made my way through the trees in the direction of the road . |
| 5 | I made my way through the orchard and into a slit trench . |
| 6 | I made my way through the trees to the farmyard , four Commandos were stacking ammunition against the farmhouse wall . |
| 7 | I turned and left the farm and made my way through the village to Brigade H.Q |
| 8 | ‘ Just enjoying the taste of the rum , Corporal , ’ I replied , getting to my feet and swilling out the mess-tins and empty mug as I made my way through the drizzle to my now very muddy slit trench . |
| 9 | With that remark I took my leave and made my way through the orchard and onto the road leading to Brigade H.Q That evening as I lay in my trench I thought about the events of the first seven days in Normandy . |
| 10 | As I made my way through the trees in the direction of the village and Brigade H.Q there were several loud explosions a short distance away to my right , followed by a loud burst of automatic fire . |
| 11 | I collected up the pipes and made my way through the trees in the direction of NO. 3 Commando . |
| 12 | I made my way through the crowds to Farr 's in Brown Street , managed to get right up to the entrance and poke my head around the door to see what was going on . |
| 13 | I keep crouched and make my way through the low bushes , heading diagonally through the wood towards the estate . |
| 14 | I walk slowly through the tunnel beneath the line , one of a dozen returning commuters , cross over the road with ten of them , make my way through the gnarled little streets beyond the redundant town hall with eight of the ten , and begin to climb the scarp of the South London hills with the remaining five . |
| 15 | I had to make haste now or I would be late , so I threw my kit in the back of the Porsche , threaded my way through the traffic on the Kingston By-pass and then put my foot down on the M3 , keeping a wary eye open for the police . |
| 16 | Eventually I left them to it and went off into the night , the bells keeping me company through the streets . |
| 17 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , it has taken me longer than I had at first anticipated to work my way through the manuscript you . |
| 18 | I realize that I need to work my way through the next passages with care and delicacy . |
| 19 | I did n't have any more whiskey as I needed to think , so I made even more tea and settled on the chair again by the fire , lit a cigarette and started to work my way through the file again . |
| 20 | I waited in the kitchen until it was light enough outside for me to find my way through the deep snow back to Thrushcross Grange . |
| 21 | And that 's why I found my way through the marsh . ’ |
| 22 | Hurling my body through the air in the jumps did n't seem too appealing , nor did attempting to sprint , run or hurdle my way into the record books : but how about throwing something ? |
| 23 | She stands upright in her long white cotton nightgown from Laura Ashley , scratches her bottom through the cambric , and yawns . |
| 24 | Using a heavy Tesco bag to help batter her way through the TV crews and a gaggle of amused onlookers , she reached the National Westminster Bank just after water privatisation 's witching hour of 10am . |
| 25 | In other words , 18 months was not long enough for the ‘ marked ’ lead to work its way through the local food chain . |
| 26 | This has given time for the ‘ marked ’ isotope to work its way through the environment much more thoroughly than in Turin . |
| 27 | Under his benign regime , Thatcherism as a model of social transformation will continue to work its way through the system . |
| 28 | Struggling in the set-pieces , Scotland maintained their challenge through the superb play of the loose forwards , especially Rob Wainwright . |
| 29 | She found herself hurrying unnecessarily , weaving her way through the groups of people that drifted along the narrow paths , side-stepping the large and opulent prams that were moored to benches where smug mothers sat knitting and staring , dodging the children who chased each other in and out of the grown-ups ' legs . |
| 30 | It wove its way through the commercial dockside industry of the town which gave place , in time , to acres given over to the cultivation of the motor car in all its stages , new , second-hand and crushed to scrap . |