Example sentences of "was [adj] [verb] through the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a QANTAS flight was due to come through the following day , they hoped that Koepang W/T would be on the air before their arrival at Timor . |
| 2 | With benefit of the ‘ hindsight-ometer ’ , it can be argued that my own movement into a structural limbo contained aspects of the unconscious journey towards a new self-knowledge , when the old values were able to be adjusted if not discarded ; so that it was possible to break through the constraints imposed by the inculcated patterns of police culture , albeit in something of an unprogrammatic and fragmented manner . |
| 3 | Trade with Europe , which alternated with aggressive incursions from Europe , was easier to handle through the eastern firths . |
| 4 | It was frightening to walk through the Barkhor , where Chinese soldiers with machineguns were watching us from the roofs . |
| 5 | In other words , he was supposed to slip through the back door into the country , unseen , unheard and unsung . |
| 6 | Faye had said that of course she was welcome to browse through the large collection of beautiful books on painting and sculpture that filled an entire wall of bookshelves in the studio , and she had begun to learn something about the Renaissance , Impressionism , and modern Australian painting . |
| 7 | Erm so really and truly i i you know with what we 'd got it was sort of carrying the business on in a very sort of low way and instead of going round collecting the work it was all done through the post . |
| 8 | When Dustin heard news of the ensuing blaze , he rushed back to the scene , and was able to push through the gaping crowds to pull three of his modern paintings and a Tiffany lampshade from the smoke-filled Federal-style building , before the police prevented him from re-entering the house . |
| 9 | She stopped part way down and crouched on one of the treads , from which vantage point she was able to peer through the rails of the bannister and see directly into the sitting room . |
| 10 | She believes that she was able to smile through the pain thanks to qualities she inherited from her mother . |
| 11 | Chimera was said to have been eventually slain by BELLEROPHON , riding the flying horse PEGASUS , who was able to fly through the air and dodge the monster 's blasts of flame . |
| 12 | It was another two years before I was able to break through the painful years of silence and begin the fragile , tentative process of making myself whole again . |
| 13 | The England captain , who missed the World Cup match with Sweden in Stockholm last month because of bruised ribs , was happy with his performance against Portsmouth , saying : ‘ I was pleased to get through the 90 minutes . |
| 14 | One touch , one thought , one look was enough to break through the flimsy barrier . |
| 15 | Mr Litmus had returned to his lab and prepared a small bottle of acid , hoping it was enough to burn through the metal bars . |
| 16 | Immersed in her thoughts , she was surprised to hear through the open french windows the sound of a car engine . |