Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [adv] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally a party of terns may be seen flying past through the ‘ sounds ’ between the islands in late April , but these are almost certainly birds heading farther north — perhaps to Iceland or Spitsbergen — and they do n't hang about . |
| 2 | Esther 's slight figure could be seen coming furtively through the door and into the recess . |
| 3 | Then he loped away as a hound came running silently through the trees , nose to the ground , scenting slowly . |
| 4 | ‘ And where are we going ? ’ she added , her eyes widening in apprehension as the limousine began moving swiftly through the narrow streets of the City . |
| 5 | Pascoe began sorting rapidly through the papers on his desk . |
| 6 | Then she started running wildly through the streets , and when she was exhausted she stopped and burst into tears . |
| 7 | ‘ Only the two I spotted , ’ replied Lewis , his features as impassive as those of a professional poker-player , as Morse , with a half-grin of acknowledgement , started shuffling inconsequentially through the completed questionnaires . |
| 8 | On these doors , Frankenstein hammered impatiently , and the echo went rolling away through the night . |
| 9 | Joseph , who was watching him closely , saw the muscles of his jaw tighten as he continued looking ahead through the windshield , and when he spoke there was a new undertone of coldness in his voice . |
| 10 | Such filters should be kept running right through the winter , although the water circulation need not encompass the whole pool : in other words move your submersible pump closer to the filter so that there is a shorter ‘ loop ’ . |