Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [pers pn] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I followed him through the doorway the porter whispered , " Get your braces undone , sir , do n't keep him waiting . " |
| 2 | In gratitude for what I thought God had given me , a second chance , I ignored Leon 's boredom as I talked him through the files — just as I was ignoring Muriel 's messages to call her — and I ignored his rarely appearing at meetings with agricultural reps and men from the Milk Marketing Board ; ignored his non-involvement with any of the humdrum things essential to the running of a place like Sleet . |
| 3 | I hope that as you use it through the year , it will serve to remind you of the life-saving work you are helping to make possible for children throughout the world . |
| 4 | ‘ As you follow him through the first forest , ’ he said , ‘ Remember this , if you can … keep asking yourself the question : why did he fail to return . |
| 5 | Harriet hardly dared blink as she watched her through the viewfinder , terrified she might miss the moment she was waiting for . |
| 6 | She felt quite proud of her composure as she escorted him through the shop , relieved , for once , to see it empty . |
| 7 | As we watched them through the kitchen window , Heathcliff seemed to be thinking aloud . |
| 8 | I lay very still , the hair rising on the back of my neck as something nudged me through the canvas . |
| 9 | The central figure is the child , Little Nell , who deeply engaged the sympathies of contemporary readers as they followed her through the hardships of her pilgrimage , made in company with the senile grandfather whom she strives to protect , from the London curiosity shop to the sanctuary of a village where her sufferings end in a peaceful death . |
| 10 | He was dressed in a wide-sleeved ceremonial gown of dark silk and a soft hat embroidered with coloured threads partly hid his face from Lan and her brothers as they followed him through the doorway , walking barefoot between their father and mother . |
| 11 | The heart of the matter is the provision of a physical and social environment through which the members of society may gradually withdraw from it as securely and as worthily as they enter it through the environment of home and education . |
| 12 | I give them lollipops , so they perform enthusiastically , showing us the speed of their boats as they skiff them through the water and how many stones they can carry before sinking . |
| 13 | You like yams ? ’ he asks as he hurries me through the West Indian greengrocer 's and out the back . |
| 14 | ‘ Pringle 's used to have a Directors ' Dining Room , with their own cook , ’ Wilcox explained as he led her through the drab corridors of the administration block , and out across a yard where fresh snow was already covering the footpath that had been cleared . |
| 15 | They made respectful way for him as he led me through the village to a longhouse standing apart from the others . |
| 16 | As he led me through the back door and on to the waste ground he used as an unofficial parking lot , he said : ‘ Good runner , only thirty thousand on the clock . ’ |
| 17 | I crept around to the back of the house and watched as he carried her through the kitchen and into the garage . |
| 18 | Seeing my stricken face the producer tried to offer some comfort and advice as he propelled me through the studio door . |
| 19 | He was still talking as he propelled her through the door and back along the corridor towards the exit , barely pausing for breath , and giving her no chance at all to interrupt . |
| 20 | I look back through my tears at Andy , who 's following , looking desperate and uncertain , biting on one knuckle as he follows us through the bushes . |
| 21 | It was as he escorted her through the hall that he quietly suggested a drink after work . |
| 22 | ‘ He beat us to it , ’ she informed Felipe crossly as he guided her through the crowd , protecting her from knocks . |