Example sentences of "ran through [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 They trailed 20–7 at half-time as Harlequins ran through their repertoire of slick back-line moves in preparation for their Cup final showdown with Bath .
2 A rumour ran through their number that the carbon tetrachloride with which they worked would have the same effect as too intimate a connection with the servicemen on whose behalf they were working to supply the equipment .
3 After two days , when the family were fishing in the river which ran through their holiday home , a group of horsemen approached them .
4 At one she ran through her presentation .
5 As she walked the short distance home , the lecturer 's words ran through her mind .
6 ‘ Oh , I will never get it clean ! ’ ran through her mind , but already there was worse to witness for a plate of spinach was already spattered on the tiles of the fireplace and a bowl of zucchini sailed out of the window .
7 As his wife , Clarissa , put it , the Suez Canal ran through her drawing-room .
8 The sensation that ran through her body into her limbs weakened and scared her .
9 Though tremors ran through her body at his touch , she wanted to draw away .
10 Half-remembered Sunday newspaper stories about men who haunted main-line London railway stations to procure young girls for immoral purposes ran through her mind .
11 At the realisation , a shiver ran through her body .
12 He took their centres in his mouth and sweet tremors ran through her body .
13 As all the alarming possibilities ran through her head , she gave a loud gulp and came to an abrupt halt .
14 But , quite suddenly , she liked the feeling of danger , the small tingle that ran through her nerve-ends , the goosepimples dancing lightly over her skin .
15 ‘ Not yet , ’ he said thickly , and fire ran through her veins as his hands cupped her breasts , making her gasp at the surge of pleasure his fingers evoked .
16 A small tremor ran through her body .
17 She turned quickly , ran through her own office and down the stairs .
18 ‘ Incitement to non-thought ! ’ ran through her head as she went under , into the soft seas of non-self .
19 Fingers ran through her hair , stroked her throat , gently probed her mouth .
20 He held her tightly as violent tremors ran through her slender body .
21 All of it , the tinsel and the trees , the hurrying shoppers with their packages wrapped in shiny paper , the children queuing to visit Santa Claus , the Star of Bethlehem on the roof of Blackler 's store , below which at dusk a crowd gathered and sighed with wonder as light ran through its six points and burned against the sky , made Stella more unhappy than ever .
22 The thought ran through my mind that the old man probably had a pocket full of money he had begged and stolen .
23 What ran through my mind was : ‘ What was going on inside his ? ’
24 A warm excited thrill ran through my veins , my blood seemed to give a bound , and then raced fast and hot along its channels .
25 The thought ran through my mind I heard chaos outside .
26 Phrases like ‘ Light of the World ’ , ‘ the Sun of Righteousness that setteth nevermore ’ and so on ran through my head without ceasing , and the mere sight of the sun was sufficient greatly to intensify this manic excitement under which I was labouring .
27 A major theme that ran through our findings was the enormous difference between election and non-election times .
28 But when we plunged our hands into them , the dust-filled light ran through our fingers like water .
29 Their supporting beams ran through our tiny cabin , and we could put our feet up on them and feel the entire ship squirming and stretching like the spine of a fish .
30 He ran through his check list : ammunition , radios , first aid , packed meals ..
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