Example sentences of "were [verb] through a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few miles from Huntspill , in the hamlet of Shurton , lived Henry Poole , a fellow student of Coleridge 's at Jesus College , and one member of a large and talented family whose various branches were scattered through a number of local villages . |
| 2 | We were walking through a silent forest . |
| 3 | The cave itself was surprisingly warm and we realised we were walking through a gallery which led us into a lofty underground cavern . |
| 4 | On another occasion , the two were walking through a West End street when a voice behind called out : ‘ Hi , Andrew ! ’ |
| 5 | He and Pat were walking through a London street when a red Royal Mail van shuddered to a halt beside them . |
| 6 | To the ancient Egyptian this diversity was easily acceptable , being inherent to divine powers who were approached through a variety of images related to nature and animal and human life . |
| 7 | Twenty one families were ascertained through a non-insulin dependent diabetic proband with both parents alive , and 29 families were ascertained through an older proband with non-insulin dependent diabetes and living spouse and children . |
| 8 | We tried out The Roundhouse for a while , even interrupting a World Service broadcast which was going out live from somewhere else in the building while we were bashing through a rehearsal — probably our first public airing . |
| 9 | They were taking part in a crucial first safety commissioning test when hundreds of tons of hot water were pumped through a section of the plant 's miles of piping … and it all passed with flying colours . |
| 10 | They were looking through a box of embroidery threads when the child started to cry . |
| 11 | Terry had taken off his trousers by now , and two women in the cast were looking through a gap in the curtain as he prepared to propagate his analysis of Pyke . |
| 12 | The coastal defences of Normandy were bombed through a complete undercast of cloud . |
| 13 | The generator outputs were fed through a good quality ammeter and into a 40 amp/hr 12V lead/acid battery which was half to three-quarters charged . |
| 14 | Soon they were passing through a domed concourse , ruddily lit and scented with smouldering camphor — then through another . |
| 15 | Joseph lead the team towards the children 's section and as they were passing through a second explosion was felt . |
| 16 | The payments were made through a ‘ mortality agreement ’ set up by British Nuclear Fuels and the unions ten years ago . |
| 17 | A few minutes later they had reached the main road and were heading through a clear November evening towards the north side of the spectacular Cornish peninsula . |
| 18 | But if they were sold through a charity shop in the High Street that would be seen as a business . ’ |
| 19 | My boyfriend and I were going through a very rough patch at the time . |
| 20 | Yesterday 14-year-old Johanna 's mother and father were going through a double agony . |
| 21 | It kept him occupied and brought a bit of money in , but not much , because fairs were going through a lean patch , too . |
| 22 | In the circumstances they could hardly refuse our request for a special audit — indeed , they appeared to welcome it , saying that although they were going through a difficult time they had nothing to hide , and were confident that the bank would wish to continue its support . " |
| 23 | The press gave the impression that governors were going through a series of complicated changes and that new puzzles and ambiguities about their powers were being constantly revealed . |
| 24 | ‘ Middlesbrough were going through a bad patch at the time . |
| 25 | Consumers were going through a period of retrenchment after the boom years of the 1980s . |
| 26 | Mr Gutteridge , whose Mentorn Production Company produces Anneka 's programmes , separated from his wife Jilly shortly after Anneka and Nick admitted in a statement issued through their lawyers that they were going through a ‘ difficult time ’ in October 1991 . |
| 27 | Did you se , the advert with er Ronnie Barker talking to that other feller and he says oh aye he says we were going through a really bad patch me and the wife who went to marriage guidance and Ronnie Barker says oh did it do you any good ? |
| 28 | There was also a purge of the bench and of juries , which enabled the government to take legal recriminations against a number of leading Whigs , whilst their Nonconformist allies were harassed through a rigorous enforcement of the penal laws . |
| 29 | His talents were demonstrated through a system that gave him opportunities and brought out the best in him . |
| 30 | It was common for families who were linked through a business partnership to become linked by marriage as well , and vice versa . |