Example sentences of "[vb past] through the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She tottered through the open door . |
2 | She pushed back her hair , as bright as copper in the sunshine that slanted through the big bay window . |
3 | In 1911 Shinwell , after varied experience in a number of industries , became through the good offices of the highly influential Glasgow Trades Council , of which he was vice-chairman , a voluntary official of Wilson 's union , though he had no personal knowledge of seagoing or of the sea . |
4 | and said that Christopher was on interview and er if he got through the first part to the second part he would in the afternoon he would give us a ph a ring , erm but he , by ten to two he had n't phoned so she assumed he was on his way back having |
5 | He not only got through the first round but he reached the final again ! |
6 | As Henry got through the front gate , number 60 went back up the street towards his wife and number 47 dropped , suddenly and dramatically , on to his knees in front of the red Mitsubishi . |
7 | ‘ Aye , yesterday ! ’ she exclaimed accusingly , seizing on the distraction when his words finally got through the strange fog in her brain . |
8 | How she got through the next day , she could n't remember . |
9 | She does n't know how he got through the main doors and an electronically operated gate to get in to the courtyard where the car is always left unlocked . |
10 | The opportunity for the PLO to assert sovereignty over a specific territory arose through the Jordanian decision in July 1988 to sever administrative and legal links with the West Bank [ see p. 36120 ] . |
11 | Much of the confrontation around oppressions arose through the national women youth worker conferences , which , as I have already mentioned , were predominantly organized by lesbians . |
12 | Blanche tumbled through the front door of her flat just after eleven o'clock . |
13 | Thomson soon found himself hob-nobbing with Mongkut , the King of Siam , who he met through the royal children 's governess , Anna Leonowens . |
14 | The thing is , we met through the Lonely Hearts ads and I 'm afraid my friends will laugh at me when they find out . |
15 | At that moment Belinda looked over her shoulder and , seeing them together , detached herself from the rest of the group and tramped through the dying bracken towards them . |
16 | She could n't relax ; she could hear every move he made through the flimsy wall , and each one stretched her nerves tight . |
17 | Wycliffe skimmed through the accumulated paper on his table , pushed it aside , got up , and walked to the window where he stood , looking out . |
18 | If you lived through the second world war you 'll recognise the sound of the air raid bell . |
19 | The Liberal Party , no longer a serious political challenger by the late 1920s , meandered through the inter-war years in a state of deep division and shock . |
20 | On the half-hour Gascoigne , put through by Thomas , meandered through the open gate of Tranmere 's back yard to take the lead with a low , hard shot into the right-hand corner . |
21 | Von Hartel operated through the Advisory Arts Council , of which again Wagner was a member . |
22 | ‘ I must see Mr Devereux right away , ’ Barak announced through the open driver 's window . |
23 | An audible groan rippled through the new Form Two , quelled at once by one of Miss Hardbroom 's piercing glances which always made each pupil feel that they had been noticed personally . |
24 | All saw the shudder that rippled through the big man like a wave ; the way his chin jutted forward and his face contorted in agony as he steeled himself to strike . |
25 | But in a sense it failed through the same sort of determination that gained him the earlier success on April 27th . |
26 | It was certainly taller than the other buildings in Anani 's main street and , despite its shabby exterior , I could sense the air of warmth and welcome the moment I passed through the front door . |
27 | Rosheen and Klift passed through the small gap without a backward glance . |
28 | Wycliffe passed through the general office with a word to the two girls and stood for a while in the yard while the timber-lorry drove away and the big double doors were closed behind it . |
29 | They passed through the outer vestibule then under the fluted dome of the inner hall . |
30 | He passed through the outer office , oblivious of the astonished looks on the faces of the two girls . |