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Meanings of passed the gates in English

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Usage of passed the gates in English
1
As our carriage passed the gates, I saw Montrecour borne in, wounded.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845
2
She had passed the gates of fear and entered an enchanted land.
Shining Ferry
3
As she passed the gates of Lambeth Palace, three buses went by.
Atonement
4
Barto passed the gates as one of the licenced English family.
Vittoria — Volume 2
5
Do not enter it again until my dead body has passed the gates.
The Squire of Sandal-Side: A Pastoral Romance
6
Twice already today I have passed the gates of your abode.
Poor Folk
7
So, when the crowds had passed the gates, they were dumb with amazement.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
8
Now she had passed the gates, and after her poured the host of Pharaoh.
The World's Desire
9
As he passed the gates the Harvester reached his side.
The Harvester
10
The hearse passed the gates of Downing Street - Lady Thatcher's home for 11 years.
BBC
11
She grew very pale indeed in the station-fly when they passed the gates of Wendover.
Halcyone
12
He passed the gates, the gates clashed behind him.
The World's Desire
13
And when some one asks, "How many have passed the gates of death?"
Character Writings of the Seventeenth Century
14
Roger slowed up as the car passed the gates which guarded the entrance to the drive.
The Moon out of Reach
15
They passed the gates of the Hoover establishment.
The Man Who Lost Himself
16
Hard work they had to get at all along it when they had passed the gates.
The Rocky Island / and Other Similitudes
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