Example sentences of "[noun] had [vb pp] through his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Primitive blood had raced through his body . |
| 2 | The idea for the first excursion had flashed through his brain as he tramped across the middle of England from Market Harborough to Leicester on his way to attend a temperance meeting . |
| 3 | The Consul had stumbled through his speech and Holly had listened . |
| 4 | When Gifford Tate was alive and used to visit him , Tate had croaked through his beard : ‘ Why the hell do n't you get yourself a decent studio , Eddie ? |
| 5 | Newell had put through his own goal to put Southampton level at two one in the first half . |
| 6 | The crowd of mourners at his funeral bore witness to the affection and respect Stanley had earned through his life and work . |
| 7 | Mahmoud was another one who did n't take a siesta and just at the moment , still simmering over the way Zoser had slipped through his fingers , he was driving his men hard . |
| 8 | Prior to the election Miyazawa 's position had improved through his successful enactment — with the support of the centrist Komeito ( Clean Government Party ) and the Democratic Socialist Party ( DSP ) — of the controversial Peace Keeping Operations ( PKO ) bill which allowed members of the Japanese Self Defence Forces to participate in overseas missions conducted under the auspices of the UN . |
| 9 | His house of holy cards had collapsed through his own ineptitude . |