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Meanings of flew past in English

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Usage of flew past in English
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His first time volley flew past Robles, and suddenly the game changed.
The Guardian
2
The sixty-five-year-old supply officer flew past him -hehad clearly been practicing.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
3
Ivashko waited; a second flock flew past, and he again cried imploringly:
Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore
4
I was on the speeding train; fields flew past like fleeing strangers.
The Irish Times
5
They jerked the boat to the left and flew past the stump.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
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Saunders cried out; but with an oath of fury Drake flew past.
The Desired Woman
7
One bird flew past me with a large paw in his beak.
Spirit of the Wolves
8
The captain touched his horse, and they flew past the laughing sleighload.
Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives.
9
Leigh asked Monsieur Flambard, as the carriage flew past the little inn.
No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee
10
They sped over the prairie and flew past an old Dutch windmill.
The Colossus: A Novel
11
Fabianski could do nothing as it flew past him into the net.
The Guardian
12
He shot an arrow at the bird, but it flew past her.
Thirty Indian Legends
13
A sparrow flew past, its wings humming in the constant recycler-driven breeze.
Leviathan Wakes
14
Before I could reply a herd of lovely small gazelles flew past.
The Gorilla Hunters
15
Her thoughts flew past the horror to the man and his agonies.
Imajica: Complete Edition
16
He swerved as a spear flew past and then was silent, running.
Lord of the Flies
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common