Soldiers came into view as the crowd parted to make way for them.

But just then the crowd parted on the other side.

The crowd parted to let them through, then fell in behind.

The crowd parted to let him pass, then closed up again.

He turned around and saw that the crowd had parted.

The boys seemed to be well known and the crowds parted to let us go through.

The crowd parted for him when they saw in which direction he was trying to walk.

The crowd parted like water in front of a ship.

The crowd parted for him, since he was the captain, after all.

Then the crowd parted and some kind of an officer walked through.