Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] through the " in BNC.

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1 The strings on the guitar are fed through the back of the bridge , Ovation fashion , which saves the ‘ pulling teeth ’ experience of changing strings on a normal peg bridge .
2 Two NCO drivers from the Field Ambulance were passing through the assembled ranks selling chocolates , buns and cold drinks .
3 According to figures from the British Direct Marketing Association , over two thousand million items of direct mail were sent through the post in 1989 , at a cost of £758 million .
4 When the card is fed through the machine , the teacher 's voice is played back , and the pupil can simultaneously read whatever is written on the card .
5 Intrinsic feedback is obtained through the student 's own actions and is of two kinds — internal and external .
6 Cycling is permitted through the courtesy of BW .
7 But the , you know it 's two o'clock in the morning and police car 's coming through the village and see someone at that time , they 're quite likely to stop and ask them what they 're doing .
8 In The Death of Nelson , as in Billy Budd , tragedy is distilled through the juxtaposition of stillness with harsh activity , communal effort and individual particularisation .
9 The way out of this dilemma is found through the device of representation : " In the grand discovery of modern times , the system of representation , the solution of all the difficulties , both speculative and practical , will perhaps be found . "
10 Contrast is the opposite of harmony — a dramatic , startling effect is achieved through the use of different lines , colours and shapes .
11 But precisely because the effect is dispersed through the whole market the Keynesian argues that , unless there is a massive increase in the money supply , the impact on interest rates in general may be relatively small .
12 Not only does this force encourage the board to capsize , but the weight of the sailor carried on the boom is transmitted through the mastfoot ( M ) .
13 The artwork film ‘ master ’ is then placed against the UV sensitive coating of the blank board , and UV light is shone through the positive master onto the etch resist coating .
14 In this case , a proportion of the product of the worker 's labour is appropriated through the payment of rent , repayment of credit or purchases of supplies at prices disadvantageous to him .
15 As the fabric is fed through the machine foot , use hands to hold these location notches together .
16 Recommended hand positions for accurate sewing as the fabric is fed through the machine .
17 Already Robin 's fingernails are growing and blood is flowing through the hand , although he has little feeling higher than the base of his palm .
18 It is important to remember that other factors may affect the platelet-aggregate ratio such as the rate at which blood is drawn through the sampling needle ( Rohrer et al , 1978 ) .
19 This seems to have been the extent of the later celebrations , for in 1862 the Mercury reported that no plough was drawn through the streets as was common in the festival .
20 When this latter batch was modernised in 1936 , a centre gangway was cut through the benches to make life easier for the conductor .
21 In an additional group of subjects ( n=4 ) , the endoscope was passed through the ileocaecal valve into the terminal ileum for perfusion of oleic acid ( 24% ) .
22 The research was conducted through the collection of data at the conclusion of an investigation or once a referral had been dealt with and closed via other action .
23 ‘ On the occasion the Mayor was driving through the town with another prominent local man when a ‘ super sports ’ car without warning shot in front of them and scraped their bonnet .
24 At the end of the procedure , a Foley catheter was introduced through the Amplatz sheath and placed on free drainage .
25 His penis was standing through the cotton slit , throbbing .
26 When Scotland was under the management of a powerful politician , such as the Earl of Ilay or Henry Dundas , almost all worthwhile patronage was channelled through the manager 's hands .
27 When Mrs Thatcher came to power in May 1979 , union power was at its height and British industry was going through the crippling after effects of the winter of discontent
28 A weak sun was rising off to the east over the distant buildings and its pale light was filtering through the branches of the trees about him .
29 If he was insatiable he made her so too , and light was filtering through the shutters before , utterly exhausted , she fell asleep in his arms .
30 Evening light was slanting through the doorway , setting a sheen in the ancient spear-head .
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