Example sentences of "through the thin " in BNC.
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| 1 | If swallowed it kills in seconds , if absorbed through the thinner membranes in the mouth without swallowing , it kills in hours . |
| 2 | She could hear him repeating phrases to himself through the thin wall between her room and his . |
| 3 | I paddle quickly , aware too that the Ocean 's cold has gnawed its way uncomfortably through the thin GRP of the kayak and into my poorly protected flesh Tony waits for me , to point out a small brown luck that is lurking among some rocks to our right . |
| 4 | Through the thin partition Charles could hear him carrying out his drill . |
| 5 | They gave up and chased after him through the thin trees . |
| 6 | I gently reeled in , got him to my hand and carefully removed the fly , which had gone through the thin beak membrane . |
| 7 | I thought of the far nurseries of the stars and how many days ' sail through the thin seas of hydrogen would take us beyond the space lamps and the burial grounds of the stars . |
| 8 | Like a surgeon 's scalpel the river we were following had cut through the thin skin of soil and sediments to expose the underlying pillow lavas . |
| 9 | At first , although the trees stood only lightly around them and every minute the sky shone more clearly through the thin scatter of early leafage , she was uneasy . |
| 10 | Maggie scrounged what food she could , and when Sarah dipped a crust of bread in the cabbage soup she 'd made she could see the cracks in the bottom of the dish through the thin liquid . |
| 11 | When they stepped into the street the damp warmth hit her in the face and the heat of the pavements struck through the thin soles of her shoes so that every step of the way was like treading on hot cinders . |
| 12 | Heather Payne simply listened through the thin wall dividing the houses as her victim panicked . |
| 13 | Peeling the stiffness of the obscene photograph through the thin envelope . |
| 14 | It was n't dropping through the thin wisps of cloud up there , it was simply pushing them aside . |
| 15 | He could hear his father snoring through the thin plasterboard . |
| 16 | Within seconds , the toxins from the toad 's skin enter the dog 's bloodstream through the thin mouth tissues , resulting in retching , foaming at the mouth , and , in extreme cases , death . |
| 17 | Rubbing his glasses clean , he peered intently over at me through the thin rain . |
| 18 | Through the thin tweed , his grubby fingers bit , sharp as teeth . |
| 19 | A faint yellow light filtered through the thin curtains . |
| 20 | If ovulation has occurred within the past 10 h ( approximately ) the masses of cumulus cells surrounding the eggs will be clearly visible through the thin distended walls of the ampulla . |
| 21 | Now it 's safe from acid attack on the back and on the front except for where he has lightly drawn through the thin wax coating using the etching . |
| 22 | He pushed the knife into her calf , through the thin material of her shellsuit and the soft plump skin , hitting the bone . |
| 23 | And she proceeded to press upon Liz various samples of her skill , but Liz was unable to eat , nervous , wishing that it would all begin , that the curtain would rise , that the house would fill and the thick conversation rise like smoke through the thin , empty air . |
| 24 | His body is so thick , his skin cool and moist through the thin shirt . |
| 25 | It seemed incredible I had n't thought of that before — normally I was constantly aware of his proximity through the thin dividing wall . |
| 26 | The sun seared down on us through the thin air , and when we slowed and turned our own cloud of dust enveloped us . |
| 27 | Ran through the thin black air until she could n't breathe . |
| 28 | Through the thin partition I hear the greedy sucking and smacking of lips . |
| 29 | He hurriedly tried to wind the window down as he could n't see clearly through the thin layer of frost and condensation , but by the time he 'd done so , the red Ferrari had spurted to the top of the ramp , its undipped lights blinding him , swung to the right and roared down the street . |
| 30 | There is limestone cropping out on the ridge above , and in places it breaks through the thin ground cover even among the trees below . |