Example sentences of "[noun] drifted through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The light faded , leaves fell , and a fine snow drifted through the air , vanishing below her . |
| 2 | The four intruders drifted through the hold . |
| 3 | A cool breeze drifted through the open window , carrying with it the sound of water trickling softly from the old stone fountain they 'd painstakingly renovated in the inner courtyard . |
| 4 | While Gordon drifted through the Blackburn rave scene at the end of the last year , witnessing some of the heavy handed police behaviour . |
| 5 | While Gordon drifted through the Blackburn rave scene at the end of the last year , witnessing some of the heavy handed police behaviour . |
| 6 | In fact time went so quickly that Shelley was surprised when the crowded room fell silent , and the sound of the church clock in the square drifted through the little café . |
| 7 | In his mounting misery at the loss of the goodness he had earlier recovered , Davide drifted through the meal , unable to participate in the rising arguments , to find a happy role as ally or adversary . |
| 8 | Jay drifted through the dazzle to hold her , kissed her agonisingly soft hair , breathed her perfume , kissed her closed wet eyes with a tenderness that stabbed through her with a sword of fire . |
| 9 | Small groups drifted through the classroom : mothers and fathers , large numbers of children — Edward 's pupils along with older and younger siblings . |
| 10 | Sparks from the balcony drifted through the foam , becoming soggy bits of black carbon which mixed with it , looking like dirty snow . |
| 11 | In a dream-like trance , Laura drifted through the service and the reception , which was held in a large marquee in the garden of her parents ' old home in Devon . |
| 12 | Anne was chopping mint at the kitchen table and the sound of the Salvation Army band playing as usual on the corner of the street drifted through the open window . |