Example sentences of "[noun] swept through " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roosevelt announced his plan without warning , and an immediate wave of opposition swept through both the Senate and the House , led by Democrats who normally supported the President . |
| 2 | As she cuddled him , seeing his tiny face , his perfect little hands , a great surge of emotion swept through her . |
| 3 | I felt my face go red , as red as it was physically possible for it to go red , and a surge of hate and rage and fear swept through me from nerve ending to brain cell to nerve ending . |
| 4 | During the summer of 1943 when wartime industrial production in the USA was nearing its peak , a wave of absenteeism swept through women working in key areas of the US war effort to the extent that the FBI were called in to investigate whether some elaborate form of Axis sabotage was afoot . |
| 5 | A cold wind swept through the clearing and a few pinkish clouds passed out of sight . |
| 6 | Earlier in the Victorian period , in the winter of 1862 , panic swept through respectable London over a new variety of crime called ‘ garotting ’ , a type of violent robbery that involved choking the victim . |
| 7 | Panic swept through respectable London in the winter of 1862 about what The Times ( 10 June 1863 ) would eventually describe as a ‘ new variety of crime ’ . |
| 8 | Panic swept through her . |
| 9 | A full-scale evacuation operation swung into action as panic swept through Saturday morning shoppers . |
| 10 | From the north the Dark Elves swept through Ulthuan looting , burning and pillaging . |
| 11 | A total of 47 people were killed in the United Kingdom when hurricane-force winds of over 100 mph swept through north-western Europe on Jan. 25 . |
| 12 | THE bomb squad and sniffer dogs swept through Welford Road Stadium hours before the South African rugby team 's historic return to England after 23 years . |
| 13 | A couple of years ago these lanes were far from peaceful when a flash flood swept through the area . |
| 14 | A FRESH wave of confidence swept through the market yesterday and boosted the FT-SE 100 Index back through the psychological 2,700 level . |
| 15 | Shame swept through her , shame , and disgust … and desire . |
| 16 | Shame swept through her . |
| 17 | A rush of violent jealousy swept through her , but she was absolutely determined not to let it show . |
| 18 | The jealousy swept through Mr Trotter 's head as he idolized this person for his looks , popularity , he had got everything just right , whereas he was living in a poky little cottage , with is protective wife and his asthma . |
| 19 | A rush of warmth swept through Theda 's body . |
| 20 | When the hot tub craze swept through California in the late 1970s middle-aged Wesley Laroya and his wife Helen were quick to get in on the action . |
| 21 | The ‘ doing business ’ ( ‘ jing shangre ’ ) tide or craze swept through the campuses , motivating the students to make money and improve life for themselves within the confines of Chinese society . |
| 22 | In the spring of 1920 , Polish armies swept through the western Ukraine to Kiev . |
| 23 | PATIENTS were stranded in their beds as a torrent of flood water swept through a North Wales hospital last night when a freak rain storm brought havoc to parts of North Wales . |
| 24 | New management approaches and political structures swept through local government . |
| 25 | Darlington Arts Centre BHUNDU Boys fever swept through the arts centre on Friday night like a bush fire out of control . |
| 26 | Relief and anger swept through Josh . |
| 27 | Relief and anger swept through her as she looked up into the familiar dark , scowling face . |
| 28 | Compassion swept through Gina as she responded to the agony of his humiliation , but still she remained silent , sensing his need to continue his confession without interruption . |
| 29 | Two police motor cyclists swept through the village street , turned round and went out again . |
| 30 | At the same time , the Germans swept through Greece and Yugoslavia . |