Example sentences of "and [verb] [pers pn] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water was rising all the time , and we had to seal him inside a waterproof bag and drag him through the sump . ’ |
| 2 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 3 | He smiled again , fleetingly , and her pulse gave another blip as he took her arm and led her through the entrance . |
| 4 | They collected their horses from the stables and led them through the cold , bustling streets . |
| 5 | He grasped my elbow and led me through the hallway and into a long room knocked through the whole length of the house . |
| 6 | Doyle seemed wary and the Woman had started to fidget with her long tail of hair , holding it in one hand and drawing it through the fingers of the other . |
| 7 | Melissa took her by the arm and piloted her through the booking hall . |
| 8 | I talked to Assemblyman Barry Keene , who , as Chairman of the California State Assembly Health Committee , wrote the bill and piloted it through the Legislature , and asked him first whether he felt that before the Act there was a grey area of uncertainty surrounding these problems . |
| 9 | Gritted our teeth and made it through the weekend . |
| 10 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 11 | But let's face it , the sleeping bag that did you proud on those hot summer nights in Italy , and got you through the night on the floor after the party , is n't exactly going to be your best friend when the temperature drops below freezing . |
| 12 | Benjamin portrays the Brechtian drama as taking a traditional ‘ apparatus ’ ( theatre ) and transforming it through the use of techniques derived from the modern media : montage , interruption , critical quoting of everyday social ‘ gesture ’ . |
| 13 | With that he snatched up the bottle and flung it through the open window into the yard . |
| 14 | Balberith ripped the remains of the fruit and salad bar from its mountings and flung it through the roof . |
| 15 | With a less diversified business , the likelihood grows that , while he is satisfied with the service he gets , he will keep his business , at least for a period , with the same insurer , and place it through the same broker . |
| 16 | She had been a major influence in my life , and helped me through the rough patches . |
| 17 | The feeling of numb unreality persisted and anaesthetised me through the arduous business of identifying the body and making the necessary arrangements . |
| 18 | In a typical drive in March 1990 , Penghu fishermen rounded up a mixed herd of 50 to 60 bottlenose dolphins and false killer whales ( Pseudorca ) , and drove them through the narrow channel into Shakang Harbour . |
| 19 | He reversed his grip on the blade and drove it through the daemon 's chest . |
| 20 | I took out my knife and drove it through the sleeping man 's heart ! |
| 21 | He loosened the gyves , dragged Corbett to his feet and bundled him through the door , along the passage and up the steps into the pure , dear air . |
| 22 | Get him down here at once and show him through the gates . |
| 23 | Europe had rapidly adopted the institutions of developed capitalism , and spread them through the world . |
| 24 | The Bakers had to take all our clothes and put them through the tumble drier ! |
| 25 | Re Reg er er , er say we had er say , twenty ton o twenty ton of oats come in and we soon used them up before the next lot , I 'll start on the next lot he , the sample man 'd come in , you know , sample in come them oats he 'd come up perhaps , when they come in , check the first two or three sacks with me , you see , and then I 'd have to get a rubber get a bowl full of oats , bowl full of whole oats put into the rubber , see and get a bowl full of whole and put them through the crusher and crush the main , like , you know , like we used to have , just squeeze them , you know crack them |
| 26 | I embroidered a design and laid some flax on a scarf , and put it through the needles . |
| 27 | ‘ Eventually , I wrote a note and put it through the letter box saying we would love to buy the house if it ever came up for sale . ’ |
| 28 | At that moment it had been appropriate to put big pickets you know I think if we thought too much about it we would have and taken it to the lodge and put it through the union it would have had cold water put over it and you know it was right for Tom to be wary and it was probably right for us to do what we did I mean I think you know it it was successful the way it turned out . |
| 29 | Bored as he waits for the liquid to boil , eyed admiringly by his pint-sized partner , he plays with wooden spills , dipping them into the solution and passing them through the flame beneath . |
| 30 | Your reward , as carer , is knowing that you have done your best to make the patient comfortable and happy , and to help him through the recovery process from his illness , however long it takes . |