Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] through the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beadle led them through the gloomy rooms off the main hall where the Court of Common Pleas , Court of Chancery and Court of Requests sat , and down a warren of lime-washed corridors until he stopped in front of a door and rapped noisily with his wand . |
| 2 | He led me through the narrow alleys of the Old City until we came to a lane barely two feet wide . |
| 3 | As he led me through the back door and on to the waste ground he used as an unofficial parking lot , he said : ‘ Good runner , only thirty thousand on the clock . ’ |
| 4 | But they refreshed me , sustained me through the subsequent days and weeks , like water in a camel 's hump . |
| 5 | She had been a major influence in my life , and helped me through the rough patches . |
| 6 | " I 'm sorry , can I … " she motioned towards the door , and he helped her through the packed people , using his elbow to get them out of the way . |
| 7 | The long black limousine drove them through the wintry city . |
| 8 | In a typical drive in March 1990 , Penghu fishermen rounded up a mixed herd of 50 to 60 bottlenose dolphins and false killer whales ( Pseudorca ) , and drove them through the narrow channel into Shakang Harbour . |
| 9 | The feeling of numb unreality persisted and anaesthetised me through the arduous business of identifying the body and making the necessary arrangements . |
| 10 | I took out my knife and drove it through the sleeping man 's heart ! |
| 11 | Luckily Thoth , possessing more compassion than he 'd dared hope , soothed him through the transitional period . |
| 12 | A tall muscular Lance-Corporal ( I think ) in a red beret and camouflage suit stepped into the doorway of the coach , gave us all a knowing look , and stepped out and nodded us through the outer gate . |
| 13 | Wexford followed him through the pleached walk and they entered the house by a glazed garden door . |
| 14 | When he 'd moored the boat and helped her out Michele followed her through the rear lobby and into the foyer . |
| 15 | He nodded and followed her through the back door into the kitchen . |
| 16 | Sex had brought them together , bound them through the difficult and dangerous years when he was actively opposing the authorities . |
| 17 | Happy or not , Tod preceded her through the front door . |
| 18 | She watched him through the open door , saw him click on the gallery light — tall , virile , handsome , strong … |
| 19 | Sternly she dragged her thoughts and reactions under control , as Rune guided her through the crowded room towards the exit . |
| 20 | He took Laura by the arm and guided her through the revolving doors . |
| 21 | At 20 he went to the New Musical Express , and edited it through the 1970s , when it became the bestselling rock mag in Britain , with a rich crop of young writers such as Julie Burchill , Tony Parsons , Danny Baker , Paul Morley and Charles Shaar Murray . |
| 22 | The numbing stupor got her through the next few hours . |
| 23 | He led her through the crowded flat to the kitchen and poured her a glass of wine . |
| 24 | ‘ Pringle 's used to have a Directors ' Dining Room , with their own cook , ’ Wilcox explained as he led her through the drab corridors of the administration block , and out across a yard where fresh snow was already covering the footpath that had been cleared . |
| 25 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 26 | They led him through the great court and round the cloister to the flank of the east end of the church , where the mitred graves of the abbots lay . |
| 27 | She led him through the main tannery to where a pile of raw sheep skins lay , and still with her light eyes on him lay down . |
| 28 | I saw them through The Fat Controller 's eyes — they were gauche and dowdy , crammed into suitings so ill-fitting that they looked like bolsters stuffed into pillow cases . |
| 29 | FROM Sasbach my next target was the Danube , a drive that took me through the Black Forest . |
| 30 | My next tour took me through the outside gardens , of which there were quite a number , all of a very high standard . |