Example sentences of "sunlight [vb past] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shafts of sunlight gleamed through the avenue of trees , warming the air so that she felt no need to wear the jacket she had brought with her as a precaution against the temperamental nature of Danish weather , holding it casually instead over one arm , perfectly comfortable in the same linen dress she had worn the previous evening . |
| 2 | Sunlight flickered through the trees |
| 3 | A ray of sunlight came through the window and lit up the specks of snuff that had wafted from Fagg 's clothing as he sat down . |
| 4 | The sunlight glimmered through the palm leaves above them , playing shadows over his harsh features . |
| 5 | Clear yellow sunlight shone through the window-panes , making a pattern of diamonds on the plasterwork . |
| 6 | The sunlight shone through the glass of the conservatory and showed up the piece of gold in his front tooth , the little , gingery hairs in the folds of his red cheeks , the grey ones in his drooping moustache . |
| 7 | Kāli and Hārkini were huddled together in the corner of the room where sunlight flooded through the open doorway . |
| 8 | A shaft of sunlight blazed through the cabin scuttle , then as quickly faded . |
| 9 | Bars of sunlight broke through the slatted windows and swept back and forth across the floor , and the smell of the sea came up the carriage bearing memories of childhood outings . |
| 10 | As the first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the open doorway , the newly-plastered room looked as though it had been covered in the night by a fine layer of pinkish-buff snow . |
| 11 | The sunlight streamed through the row of windows above the fire-escape door , staining the carpet and the walls with oblong patches of gold . |
| 12 | Sunlight streamed through the windscreen , settling burnished rays over his black hair , turning his olive complexion to gold so that for a moment his face took on the appearance of a mask . |
| 13 | Sunlight streamed through the arched windows , dusting her with pale gold as she hurried along the Aubusson carpet that stretched the length of the gallery . |
| 14 | Bright evening sunlight glared through the windscreen , dazzling her after the gloom , and she raised a hand to shade her eyes just as Luke Calder turned the car into the road , cutting in front of a lorry so close that her stomach lurched . |