Example sentences of "[verb] through [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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1 | Like the wind that guttered and blew out the candles , a bloodied man had broken through the dancers ' joy to break the glittering ball into dark fragments , yet still some few couples could not bear to relinquish the last moments of peace . |
2 | The superior numbers of the Imperial army stood them in good stead : within a few minutes , Dara 's forces had broken through the rebels ' artillery and put to flight the infantry . |
3 | Bookings were typically made through the visitors ' secretaries : agency bookings were infrequent and no use was made of reservation systems , either local or national . |
4 | But back came Colleges and after Rigby ( damaged ankle ) had been replaced at prop by Alan Kittle , Wyllie grabbed a loose ball 20 metres out and simply exploded through the visitors ' defence for what proved to be the clinching score , Thomson adding the two points . |
5 | The Suffolk side had the perfect start , as the impressive Fry waltzed through the visitors ' defence to settle any early nerves and just six minutes later the title was effectively Tuddenham Road bound . |
6 | The social world must be seen through the actors ' eyes because it depends on how they see it and it works in whatever way social capacities are exercised . |
7 | It 's interesting that although these are the thoughts going through the disciples ' minds , none of them actually put them into words and asked Jesus what it was all about . |
8 | I go to many different supermarkets to do my shopping , because you never know what is going through the cashiers ' minds . |
9 | Going through the Cedars ' brochure with them , however , they were pleased to find a statement which they could relate to , namely that the school sets out to help children , ‘ who are having problems in learning to read , find spelling and writing difficult , are unable to express themselves well , are unable to settle and concentrate … ’ |
10 | Instead of hatchets they have fans and as they pass through the soldiers ' camp they hit the soldiers and say : " There you are dead . " |
11 | The computer interface was secretly operational , sorting through the Mormons ' old listings of everybody who had ever left a record of his or her life on earth . |
12 | We only possess one piece of information with which to lend precision to the general statement that Richard went through the rebels ' lands with fire and sword , capturing and demolishing their fortresses , and this suggests that Geoffrey de Rancon 's castle of Taillebourg was once again at the centre of events . |
13 | Confidence spread through the Quakers ' ranks in the second half and they steadily took control . |
14 | He says that first the farmers set fire to the road , then they had to get through the drivers ' blockade . |
15 | Next night the mice came again , and gnawed through the soldiers ' belts and sword-straps , so they had no means of keeping their swords and their breeches on . |
16 | From then one we are taken through a Druids ' Grove to consider swords , war trumpets , and the bronze shield cover discovered in the River Witham in Lincolnshire and dates from the second century BC . |
17 | A message of support from Thatcher for the Conservative candidate was delivered through the voters ' letter-boxes and several leading Tories , including Party Chairman Kenneth Baker , visited the constituency to support the election campaign . |
18 | A tremor ran through the boats ' cables , the iron lighters , just on the move , chocked gently together . |
19 | Erm , it 's a very long term thing , and John 's been working through the tenants ' action group on it so I personally do n't know what , what the kind of take up is on that , er |