Example sentences of "[v-ing] her way " in BNC.
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| 1 | She found herself hurrying unnecessarily , weaving her way through the groups of people that drifted along the narrow paths , side-stepping the large and opulent prams that were moored to benches where smug mothers sat knitting and staring , dodging the children who chased each other in and out of the grown-ups ' legs . |
| 2 | Robyn pushed through the stuffy , claustrophobic room , weaving her way with difficulty through the couples who always seem to be dancing , always clinging together . |
| 3 | Fran hurried across the street , weaving her way between the busy traffic towards the underground car park favoured by the staff at the radio station . |
| 4 | ‘ This is different , ’ Lindsey laughingly dismissed his protest , weaving her way with almost childlike excitement between rows of fruit and vegetables and racks of brightly coloured sundresses , sandals and locally made lace . |
| 5 | Groping her way into the sleeves , Nicandra wondered uneasily what these unusual indulgences portended . |
| 6 | She heard his sigh of impatience , and squeezed past the speaker , groping her way through the darkness to his side . |
| 7 | FROM CRUNCHING HER WAY ACROSS CRYSTALLINE ICE BY DAY TO CAMPING ON FROZEN RIVER BEDS AT NIGHT , JILL RANFORD 'S TRIP TO ZANSKAR WAS CERTAINLY ONE TO REMEMBER |
| 8 | She was a big , bosomy woman who could n't work without a box of biscuits on the desk beside her , and Sarella could hear her now , crunching her way through them . |
| 9 | Meanwhile World Films Corporation 's The Better Woman has a poor uneducated girl who lives in a mining town cheating her way into marriage with a young engineer and then surviving all kinds of guilt and adventure before proving ( in the words of the release summary ) that ‘ a girl , starting life under a heavy handicap , could be worthy of the highest place in the affection of an educated high-bred man ’ . |
| 10 | And there she was , a bit dented and definitely in need of a coat of paint , a Peterhead prawn fishing boat , nudging her way into the topmost lock . |
| 11 | She got up later than he did because she went to sleep later , tossing and sometimes weeping , and in the end usually fumbling her way downstairs to get herself a drink . |
| 12 | Marie scrambled out of the sand-hills and ran along the bank , crashing her way through the tall , razor-edged grass , not minding if it cut her hands . |
| 13 | The boy and the dog skirted round opposite sides of the puddle , the boy , a light , tall fourteen-year-old , labouring in wellington boots too large for him , and the dog , a three-year-old Labrador bitch , picking her way reluctantly , with frequent pauses , as if her paws hurt . |
| 14 | Carmella was the only calm one , and picking her way through the shambles , she called the Police to sort it out ! |
| 15 | It was a hard , fast drive through the congested streets , the girl picking her way expertly through the back streets to avoid the worst of the jams . |
| 16 | A cold wind had picked up since she had arrived at the bar and she rubbed her arms quickly before picking her way through a sea of discarded newspaper to a metal drum and ducked down behind it , her eyes riveted on the door . |
| 17 | picking her way down the awkward cliff path |
| 18 | Sandy was already picking her way through the garden towards the front of the house . |
| 19 | A girl with dark-rimmed eyes and long straight blonde hair appeared on the screen , picking her way through a number of abstract decorative shapes at the back of the studio . |
| 20 | The other one came on , picking her way cautiously . |
| 21 | Picking her way over the rough ground and through the hazards , she gained the kitchen entrance . |
| 22 | As she passed the vicarage she was startled to see Faustina picking her way along the front wall with a palm cross in her mouth . |
| 23 | At the time , picking her way through the fragments of Elise 's life , going through diaries and personal papers , had seemed like snooping . |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said , picking her way delicately for his sake , ‘ the cloth still finds its way in , though not so freely and not so profitably . |
| 25 | Picking her way carefully as he 'd instructed , Robbie paused from time to time to cast a puzzled look back at Fen . |
| 26 | So she was surprised , and vaguely annoyed , to see Sandra Bamfield picking her way cautiously over the large rocks that had to be scaled to get to the privacy of this particular beach . |
| 27 | Picking her way through the guests , she eventually found him talking to Edward , but when he saw her approaching he left his host and came to meet her . |
| 28 | Elbowing her way to the counter , she slammed down her own piece of paper . |
| 29 | She found it was not possible even to get up out of her seat without shoving people , elbowing her way , pushing past them . |
| 30 | I became aware that my mother was pushing her way towards me . |