Example sentences of "pushed her way [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Maura pushed her way through the adults and stationed herself in the front room next to the table piled high with food . |
| 3 | She shrugged then pushed her way through the grass , out into the open . |
| 4 | Bernice pushed her way through the confused mass of people , looking for Miles or Piper . |
| 5 | Once out of Josie 's sight , she turned and pushed her way through the double blackout doors leading directly into the backstage area . |
| 6 | This morning , inattentive to everything except the rhythmic ruffle of her rake in the fine gravel , and to the notes of the song she was la-la-ing quietly to herself as she worked , she did not notice Nicandra 's arrival , nor see her as she slipped round the corner of the house and pushed her way through the low branches of the Portugal laurels that screened Silly-Willie 's window from inquisitive visitors . |
| 7 | It was still well before nine when she pushed her way through the revolving doors of Lucas Sales , and Luke 's employees were drifting in in ones and twos . |
| 8 | Her mother waited while she pushed her way through the crowds jammed round the booths . |
| 9 | Hugo looked up in alarm as a woman in a black belted mackintosh and beret pushed her way through the restaurant towards him . |
| 10 | Maggie pushed her way through the swinging plate-glass doors and as usual the first thing she saw was a giant mock-up of the front of the magazine , glossy , colourful and slightly daunting , the name magnified out of proportion : QUERY ! |
| 11 | She pushed her way through the apprehensive nomes until she was face to face , or at least , since Nisodemus was standing on something and she was n't , face to chest . |
| 12 | Grimma pushed her way through the packed bodies . |
| 13 | She pushed her way through the crowds to the back of the cab , where another group of nomes were already nomehandling a plank into position , and scrambled up to where Dorcas was trying to make himself heard in the middle of an excited crowd . |
| 14 | Julia pushed her way to the further chair and sat down , wondering how to make herself small enough to avoid touching David every time she moved or breathed . |
| 15 | She pushed her way down the High Street , swinging her shopping bag against the legs of others and being clobbered in return . |
| 16 | One concerned neighbour — who is now looking after the boy — eventually pushed her way into the flat and found the stricken woman lying on the floor of the front room with a sheet over her . |