Example sentences of "is [verb] through a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is leafing through a newspaper , looking for the forecasts . |
| 2 | The complex is stabilized through a network of hydrogen-bonds extending from the last β -strand in the CH1 domain ( residues 209 to 216 ) to the second β -strand in protein G ( residues 16 to 22 ) . |
| 3 | It is as if it is walking through a minefield . |
| 4 | What we 're trying is to work through a variety of things now to insure we get as many bobbies as possible back on the beat . |
| 5 | The abbey site is approached through a gate in a country lane and along a grassy track . |
| 6 | Art is approached through a sense of the writer 's individuality and independence as taken to be expressed in poetic , and increasingly prose works . |
| 7 | A potentially much richer way is to wander through a learning environment , such as a science museum , that has been specially laid out to introduce visitors , in a systematic way , to particular kinds of subject matter . |
| 8 | The air above the debris of a fire is sucked through a tube containing an absorbent solid to concentrate the sample . |
| 9 | As little wiring as possible should be used , because every time a wire is pushed through a rose petal , for example , it leaves two small marks that remain even when the petal has been pressed . |
| 10 | The analgesia is fed through a tube and topped up when necessary . |
| 11 | The face on the computer screen is seen through a grid which divides into 512 horizontal and 480 vertical squares . |
| 12 | The farming industry is passing through a period of profound change ; most farmers recognise that the industry must achieve a better balance with the market and the environment . |
| 13 | We believe that the world is passing through a period of considerable instability and therefore we do not propose further reductions in our defence forces . |
| 14 | Here the detector is connected through a second closely coupled low-loss transformer , the primary of which has an adjustable tapping X' that divides it into sections with turns N' 1 and N' 2 . |
| 15 | The first capacitor is connected through a switch to the extremity of the lower or upper primary of the detector transformer depending on whether the impedance Z being measured is capacitive or inductive . |
| 16 | Each aspir-ing duty solicitor is obliged through a process of self-assessment to decide whether the requirement of ‘ substantial criminal experience ’ has been satisfied . |
| 17 | A dazzling performance is ensured through a range of five engines that includes 2 litre carburettor and 2 litre injection units … as well as the world 's first multi-valve diesel . |
| 18 | If the opportunity to reach them is missed through a preoccupation with building plans and bricks and mortar , then a never-to-be-repeated golden opportunity has been lost . |
| 19 | At the moment the organisation 's French accounting is done through a bureau , and as Mr Nabakov observes , ‘ there is some duplication . |
| 20 | But if the new science is produced through a rupture with the ‘ errors ’ of the old , the tenacious hold of common-sense forms of thought means that any given text may simultaneously embody aspects of the old and new ways of thinking , theoretical and ideological frameworks that Bachelard , and Althusser after him , term ‘ problematics ’ : |
| 21 | Water is drawn through a sponge — which is easily cleaned by washing in tank water at each water change ( not cold , chlorinated , tap ) . |
| 22 | It is drawn through a pore into a channel surrounding the mouth and circulated throughout the body and into the myriads of tube feet . |
| 23 | Her hankering for the outside world is shown through a solo where she is cruelly tangled in the legs of a chair . |
| 24 | An industry insider said : ‘ Hollywood is going through a slump . |
| 25 | The future for financial reporting in New Zealand The New Zealand financial reporting regime is going through a period of radical change |
| 26 | Charity accounting is going through a period of rapid and far-reaching change as accountants with charity clients or who are trustees themselves come to terms with the new regulatory procedures introduced by the Charities Act 1992 and the impact of the new SORP2 regulations . |
| 27 | Davis came to Brentwood a 16-12 loser to Hendry in the UK final and is going through a patch where he is making more unforced errors than usual . |
| 28 | Davis came to Brentwood a 16-12 loser to Hendry in the UK final and is going through a patch where he is making more unforced errors than usual . |
| 29 | ‘ When somebody is going through a crisis they are opening up to you and a deep bond does develop , more perhaps than you would have with a doctor . |
| 30 | If a football is kicked through a window then the football can be retained until the window is paid for . |