Example sentences of "to [pers pn] through [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is difficult to prove , and most archaeologists appear to be totally blind to the advantages that can be accorded to them through the effective and proper use of the metal detector ’ . |
| 2 | There was the soft tinkling of pagoda bells in the wind , the scent of jasmine and forsythia , of gardenia and chrysanthemum wafting to them through the great moon door in the wall . |
| 3 | Their acute hearing had already informed them that only one set of feet was running in the night , the light footfalls vibrating to them through the drum-like quality of the primeval forest floor . |
| 4 | Too often businessmen through reticence or unawareness neglect the resources available to them through the local banks and the purpose of this short article is to draw their attention to the servies and assistance available . |
| 5 | Although the survey vessel was now travelling at a speed faster than light , its occupants experienced no sense of progress other than that which was fed to them through the navigational telemetry . |
| 6 | A moist breath of autumn and ripeness came to them through the open window . |
| 7 | These were the seductive amusements of my youth : they have clung to me through a long life , and they are now the solace of my old age . ’ |
| 8 | Of course it only gradually came to mean all this to me through the succeeding years , through my memory of it . |
| 9 | Your dog could have come to you through a large or small dog charity , breed rescue or a private exchange — if you have given your dog its second ( or third … ) home , we want you to take part . |
| 10 | They 'll be available to you through a special bank account in London . |
| 11 | His typewriter unfurls metallic insectoid wings and talks to him through a sphincter-like aperture . |
| 12 | The tiny movements of the wherry and the gentle , muted river sounds which came to him through the warm night air gave him no relief . |
| 13 | Soon he was taken away : a uniformed guard simply beckoned to him through the half-open door . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , miss ? ’ he greeted her cheerfully , his words wafting to her through a distinctive cloud of port . |
| 15 | Almost always she answered ‘ yes ’ because she had come to prefer lying still , with his soft sleeping body behind her , breathing the night air scented with pine wood and wild thyme as it came to her through the open shutters , and listening to the faraway ululation of the Borzoi dog chained beneath the walls of the Castello Crocetto . |
| 16 | Voices from the breakfast table came to her through the open window . |
| 17 | Sarah Moon , a London acupuncturist who specialises in pain relief during labour , says that women are often referred to her through the National Childbirth Trust or an active birth group . |
| 18 | Governors should take any grievance relating to employment very seriously and give proper consideration to it through a fair grievance procedure . |
| 19 | situational humour , ie funny within the context of the situation people are in at the time so that people can relate to it through a common , shared experience |
| 20 | When low down it seems to flash various colours , because its light is coming to us through a thick layer of the Earth 's atmosphere . |
| 21 | Jesus , the Christ , is the one who has come through the water of his baptism , through the blood of his cross , and is mediated to us through the Holy Spirit . |
| 22 | The rest come to us through the Northern Real Ale Agency , a wholesaler based in Newcastle . |