Example sentences of "way through the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I elbowed my way through the nosey parkers gossiping in the yard and ran home to tell Dad my good news . |
| 2 | Among the World Corporate Games teams scything their way through the murky water in time to a sadistic drummer ( by far the best job ) were representatives from Touche Ross and Ernst & Young . |
| 3 | The Commission took the lead in seeking a way through the conflicting demands , attempting to bring all three proposals into one package deal . |
| 4 | I walk slowly through the tunnel beneath the line , one of a dozen returning commuters , cross over the road with ten of them , make my way through the gnarled little streets beyond the redundant town hall with eight of the ten , and begin to climb the scarp of the South London hills with the remaining five . |
| 5 | The result is that once those who are unable to purchase have negotiated their way through the labyrinthine and highly variable eligibility rules to achieve a place on a council housing waiting list , they join a queue which is growing at a faster rate than addition to the council housing stock and which in some cases even exceeds the total number of families housed by the district council . |
| 6 | Judges have a hard time trying to thread their way through the labyrinthine case law . |
| 7 | Even sad wankers like you , ’ he informs us before launching into ‘ Karaoke Queen ’ and posing his way through the three-minute Buzzcock guitar pile-ups and singalongs of ‘ Indeed You Aaaagh ’ , and ‘ I 'm In Luff ’ ( its not really how you spell the song titles , it 's the way he tells ‘ em ) . |
| 8 | That rarity , an album without a filler — admire every aspect as Owens finger-flicks his way through the Stax-happy , gospel croons on a couple of things Sam Cooke would have loved to wrap his larynx around , and opts for the more brooding approach on the let's do crunch of ‘ Why You Treat Me This Way ? ’ — ‘ Blues Soul ’ is remarkable not only for the performance of its outfront star , but also for that of the Pete Wingfield-led back-up squad , which nary places a quaver in the wrong place , along with Mike Vernon 's knowing production . |
| 9 | Prowling the stage , Public Enemy 's elder statesman is an unmistakable figure of authority , leading the way through the superb ‘ Welcome To The Terrordome ’ like a preacher declaiming from the pulpit . |
| 10 | Prowling the stage , Public Enemy 's elder statesman is an unmistakable figure of authority , leading the way through the superb ‘ Welcome To The Terrordome ’ like a preacher declaiming from the pulpit . |
| 11 | They made their way through the thinning trees , the moonlight touching the grass with silver , seeing the shadows changing as they neared the forest 's edge , becoming thinner , less mysterious , more like ordinary shadows that lay across ordinary roads at night . |
| 12 | They crossed the strip of wasteland underneath the motorway link that came tunnelling and bridging its way through the hilly landscape , and entered a zone of fenced-off lots containing warehouses and sales-rooms , light industrial units and the offices of small businesses . |
| 13 | Dot knew there must be people up there in the vulnerable places on the top floor because on their way through the draughty corridors they passed the lift-shafts , each with its rattling metal cage and fearful loops of cable and black rope dangling beneath like greasy snakes . |
| 14 | Having worked his way through the Spartan mill of St. Cyr , he opted to join the newly formed Chasseurs Alpins . |
| 15 | She pushed her way through the narrow , crowded streets of Southwark and crossed the river by Blackfriars Bridge so that she would n't have to pay a toll . |
| 16 | He had simply run in a direct line from their holes to his own , passing on his way through the narrow strip of woodland that lay between . |
| 17 | During the sweltering Id of 1333 , a camel caravan could be seen winding its way through the narrow passes and defiles of the Hindu Kush . |
| 18 | I picked my way through the narrow streets where the old bent buildings leaned together for warmth . |
| 19 | That was no exaggeration , Ronni soon discovered , as fifteen minutes later they were winding their way through the narrow , colourful streets of the walled city of Alghero to climb a hill to a cliff-top where they were suddenly confronted by a breath-taking panorama of endless blue sea . |
| 20 | He felt stiff when he got up from the chair and turned out the light and groped his way through the still open doorway to the bed , shedding his clothes on to the floor . |
| 21 | We heard the bus , from far off , growling its way through the still dusk . |
| 22 | Hebrews 2 contains a fascinating idea that Jesus had to be made human in order to overcome death for us ; that is to say , he pioneered our way through the deep waters of death . |
| 23 | I waited in the kitchen until it was light enough outside for me to find my way through the deep snow back to Thrushcross Grange . |
| 24 | He then caressed his way through the lyrical , haunting melody of Monk 's ‘ Round Midnight , throwing in a couple of surprise twists in the closing bars . |
| 25 | Somehow it must have found its way through the post-and-wire barrier that bounded the meadow , skipped farther on and got itself tangled in the barbs of the fencing at the top of the embankment beyond , above the railway line . |
| 26 | Five years from the original appeal in nineteen eighty eight , those nurses still have n't gone all the way through the regrading process and any union officer will tell you that does n't just occur in City Hospital in this case , but it occurs right across the as well . |
| 27 | We sailed across the Aegean to Izmir , which till recently had been called Smyrna ; and the captain told me how , a few years earlier , as he entered the port , his ship had nosed her way through the floating corpses of Greeks massacred by the Turks . |
| 28 | A younger person , for example , may need help with housing , assistance in finding a way through the complex welfare benefit system , help with using the local rehabilitation facilities at a day centre or day hospital , help in planning a return to work , and so on . |
| 29 | These have included meals out ( we are working our way through the international cuisine ) , theatre visits ( in both Leeds and Bradford ) , sporting events ( dry slope skiing last month ) , talks ( something we would like to develop more ) , and walks ( both long and short ) . |
| 30 | Doyle made his way through the crowded , smoky billiard hall , towards the bar at the end , where he could see Bodie nonchalantly sipping a coke . |