Example sentences of "[v-ing] through the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , before long , I was climbing into Frejji 's little shuttle , stumbling through the mess of tools and equipment , squeezing into a spare spacesuit , costume and all , and finally lurching through airlock of my ship . |
| 2 | The road leading through the row of cottages extended into a long stretch of open country with lanes leading off it . |
| 3 | Ages is n't it I thought I 'd tidy up in his desk and I was just going through the mound of papers , and I said here you are here 's your licence , finish it off , fill it in , and I 'll give you the cheque . |
| 4 | The advantage of normally proceeding through the mediation of rules is enormous . |
| 5 | As he watched he saw , high above his own aircraft , a small pinpoint of red fire moving through the band of stars , heading the same way as he . |
| 6 | ‘ Good , ’ Potter says , ‘ great , ’ and scuttles away , breaking through the ring of kids . |
| 7 | treaty was actually signed and the process has been so long and er various people have been er As it were , knocked with the Danish referendum , the french referendum , and John Major 's had his own difficulties in getting through the house of commons . |
| 8 | Tuppe spied the lower portions of Angus and Sawney approaching through the forest of legs . |
| 9 | There is a theme running through the magazine of crushes on gorgeous men , and mysterious romances with strange disappearing boys . |
| 10 | Reflecting the connection between good teaching and its management and good learning , institutional statements about the principles of in-service work include , as an example , " The ultimate aim of all in-service education for teachers is the improvement of pupil/student learning through the development of teachers as reflective , autonomous professionals who have not only developed a range of skills but also a broad knowledge of understanding of subject content and of the conceptual framework of teaching and learning . " |
| 11 | Learning through the use of words , e.g. speech , writing , formulae , used singly or in combination for discussion , presentation of seminars , projects , essays etc . |
| 12 | Despite Desert Orchid 's star status , he still found time to welcome the smallest horse in the world who was peeping through the crush of onlookers . |
| 13 | The spires in the background , the river , this typical English village — and this prat — this arch tit — sailing through the stillness of centuries — absolutely fucking clueless . |
| 14 | The superintendent started eating hers as soon as they had turned out of Chester Row , peeling back the clingfilm with one hand while shuffling through the sheaf of papers she held in her lap with the other : formal , typewritten statements from people at TV London who had something relevant to say about Nicola Sharpe . |
| 15 | And , again , the monkeys , like ourselves , are still more lizards than anything else ; for , as Carl Sagan points out , by far the longest period of our air-breathing history was spent evolving through the Age of Reptiles . |
| 16 | Its exposed cliff-top position also severely reduces the scope for screening through the planting of trees and shrubs . |
| 17 | support for the production of teaching materials is not coordinated and rarely involves monitoring the successes and failures arising through the trial of materials in classrooms |
| 18 | ‘ How ? ’ said his Mum , flicking through the line of records in the drawer . |
| 19 | She started rummaging through the litter of tickets wedged into the seal around the glass . |
| 20 | The last of the sunlight was diffusing through the trellis of oaks and evergreens in a yellow sparkle ; single rays pierced through like stings ; in the gloaming . |