I studied her face, trying to read past the embarrassment.

I studied his face, tried to read past those peaceful emerald eyes.

Half, maybe more of the books, she'd never read past the cover flap, just shelved for a possible need later on.

Sorry, but I just couldn't read past this manifest absurdity.

His wristwatch read six minutes past three in the morning.

He was trapped; his watch read eleven minutes past ten.

I tried to read past that pleasant exterior, and failed.

I read on past the point at which he had stopped.

It is possible to read past the end-of-file without an error being reported.

I looked at him, trying to read past the neutral baby blues.