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The teacher drew a diagram showing how the blood flows through the heart.

She walked through the city centre with its drab, grey buildings and felt depressed.

She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees.

Our new sofa doesn't fit through the door.

Some poisonous gases can enter the body by absorption through the skin.

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If I can just get through the training period, it won't be so bad after that.

We've gone through a few financially insecure years.

Unfortunately, I lost interest half way through the film.

Electricians worked through the night to localize the faulty switches.

The bells ring at regular intervals through the day.

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Several political prisoners have been released through the intercession of Amnesty International.

If he fails it won't be through lack of effort.

The soil has been so heavily leached through intensive farming that it is no longer fertile.

A lot of water is wasted through leakage.

Four million hours were lost last year through stress-related illnesses.

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The performers tell the story through song and dance.

She met her husband through a dating agency.

The police entered the building through the side door.

She still controls the company indirectly through her son, who is the managing director.

Speaking through an interpreter, the president said the terms of the ceasefire were completely unacceptable.