Example sentences of "break through " in BNC.
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| 1 | One politician argues that ‘ Arizonans have broken through a shame barrier ; they now just find it all funny rather than sad . ’ |
| 2 | On January 14th the unlikely figure of Bob Dole , the Senate Republican leader , took time off from the Gulf to call for a statutory commission to find out why women have not broken through the ‘ glass ceiling ’ that keeps them from top management jobs . |
| 3 | Barclays de Zoete Wedd chief strategist Michael Hughes said : ‘ Even at this last hurdle the Tories have not broken through the magic 40 per cent barrier . |
| 4 | Khartoum 's soldiers have already broken through Cdr Riek 's front line once in mid-March , moving south on Col Garang 's position . |
| 5 | They had spread as far as he could see , grown up to the ceiling and broken through it . |
| 6 | The Syrians had already broken through the rampart of sand but as we approached , a Palestinian holding a rifle walked up to our car . |
| 7 | By October , the uplifted area was no less than 150 metres above its surroundings , but still no lava had broken through the cover of soil and rocks . |
| 8 | He had broken through the picquet lines . |
| 9 | How many more had broken through ? |
| 10 | It really is sickening to have an aeroplane , which is worth its weight in gold out here , broken through damned bad handling . ’ |
| 11 | It is unfortunate that we have in the Australia v New Zealand Second Test seen a player have his nose broken through illegal play , and the player 's union concerned choosing not to use this new law change . |
| 12 | As Carol had heard it , the Special Air Service had somehow broken through all the perimeter fences in the night , evaded the Ministry police and their bloody dogs , and reached the doors of the earth mound where the chemical explosives were stored . |
| 13 | Like the wind that guttered and blew out the candles , a bloodied man had broken through the dancers ' joy to break the glittering ball into dark fragments , yet still some few couples could not bear to relinquish the last moments of peace . |
| 14 | This raises interesting questions about what actually does happen to such relationships when the third party is no longer there , that is , when the marriage is broken through death or divorce . |
| 15 | ‘ They had broken through the spell-wall . |
| 16 | She feared that the contamination had broken through the Doctor 's makeshift hypnotic conditioning , but she blinked a couple of times and felt fine again . |
| 17 | ‘ Have broken through the gate — ’ said Billy , also breathless . |
| 18 | We 've broken through the two |
| 19 | The Tree Spirits were discernible now ; it was as if they had broken through a thick veil , through a smothering black curtain , and they were recognisable as distinct forms , moving slowly in and out of the forest . |
| 20 | The Holy Spirit has broken through all the man-made obstacles , and has incorporated all types and backgrounds of people in the messianic community . |
| 21 | A lot of teachers jump to conclusions about pupils before they 've even come into contact with them and broken through the pupil 's resentment . |
| 22 | Tonight , as she spoke o£ the convent , that frightened , insecure schoolgirl-woman had broken through the shell of sophistication and touched him again , moved him to be tender . |
| 23 | The superior numbers of the Imperial army stood them in good stead : within a few minutes , Dara 's forces had broken through the rebels ' artillery and put to flight the infantry . |
| 24 | He had broken through the terror barrier , perhaps , and was in the dead calm state of mind that lies on the other side . |
| 25 | It was reported that Uzbeks had demonstrated on Feb. 20 in Tashkent to demand the immediate eviction of Meskhetians , prompting the authorities to begin evacuating Meskhetian residents from the city for their own protection , and that on the following day Uzbek demonstrators had broken through police cordons protecting several Meskhetian-run collective farms outside Tashkent and had set fire to around 50 Meskhetian homes . |
| 26 | The Young Conservatives had turned their backs on the enemy , broken through the police cordon and forced their way into the hotel . |
| 27 | Rover it seems have broken through the motor industry gloom with a twenty five per cent increase in sales in stark contrast to its rivals . |
| 28 | Police said the thieves had broken through a rear entrance and stolen an electric typewriter , an answering machine and £40 cash . |
| 29 | Many people never break through this barrier to faith , but carry on living in fear of self-abandonment . |
| 30 | It has the softest of summer zephyrs blowing across its fields and hillsides ; swift and rumbling waters break through forest and plain ; and mountain heights rise to where they can gather the island 's mists to their crowns . |