Example sentences of "to [conj] [adv] through [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The attack on the village along the road was still going on , wounded and dead Commandos were being placed against the walls of the cobbled farmyard , waiting their turn as the jeeps ferried to and fro through the village . |
| 2 | This , he observed , ‘ is accomplished by lowering the head and gently drawing the tips of the antlers to and fro through the herbage . |
| 3 | Overpowered by an intense sentiment of horror , unaccountable yet unendurable , I threw on my clothes with haste ( for I felt that I should sleep no more during the night ) , and endeavoured to arouse myself from the pitiable condition into which I had fallen , by pacing rapidly to and fro through the apartment . |
| 4 | On Tuesday night , panicky government whips scurried to and fro through the usually dignified members ' lobby , just outside the chamber , like mad hares . |
| 5 | Taking a long piece of string , she dragged it to and fro through the mud , heaping it up and turning that into men . |
| 6 | It not only covered ships passing to and fro through the Strait , but also included reports of Argentine air strikes , naval activity , including the sinking of the Belgrano , and even references to the British helicopter that had landed on the coast of the Magellan Strait almost opposite Punta Arenas , and had been destroyed by its pilot . |