Example sentences of "[noun] in the air " in BNC.
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| 1 | By far the two most common and important fungal diseases are mildew and black spot , and both arise from microscopically small spores in the air being able to settle on leaf and stem tissue that is unable to offer sufficient resistance to their invasive germination . |
| 2 | Imagine the subtle bouquet of jasmine and sandalwood in the air on a balmy evening , and you 've got Guess , by fashion designer Georges Marciano . |
| 3 | The skipper and commander are going to be there , so it 'll be caps in the air and three cheers and all that . |
| 4 | I kept a wary eye open for any of my old friends , in particular the goldsmith Waller , even as I was distracted by the sight of the apprentices throwing their caps in the air as they shouted for custom , pompous city officials in their fur-lined robes and , of course , those beauties of the night , the high-class courtesans in their satin dresses and flowery head veils . |
| 5 | Another major problem is sulphation , caused by sulphurous compounds in the air — eg SO 2 produced from combustion , particularly in large cities . |
| 6 | I rolled on my back , stuck my legs in the air and laughed . |
| 7 | The field Taff was referring to certainly had animals in it , but they were all lying on their backs , their legs in the air , dead for at least three or four days . |
| 8 | I lay on my back with my legs in the air and pushed . |
| 9 | He had left it on the passenger seat , where it lay , legs in the air , headless rump deep in the upholstery . |
| 10 | Another time he got us to lie on the floor with our legs in the air . |
| 11 | In an attempt to retrieve it gracefully , I did a half turn ; the backs of my knees hit the arm of one of a pair of chairs and I toppled backwards over the chair and landed on my hat , wedged between the chairs with my legs in the air . |
| 12 | Raise both legs in the air , crossing them at the ankles ; bend your legs a little . |
| 13 | The same exercise can be done with both legs in the air — but you do need excellent stomach control in order to do this . |
| 14 | She can lie on her back like an inverted cockroach while waggling her legs in the air . |
| 15 | It rolled over with its paws and hind legs in the air , showing the dirty leather pads under its splayed feet . |
| 16 | A boy called Lee fell over and rolled about on his back with his legs in the air like a dog . |
| 17 | The angle at which sound strikes the slits greatly affects the strength in which it reaches the drum , so the grasshopper , by waving its legs in the air , can discover the direction from which a call is coming . |
| 18 | If you walk closer , it does a hand-stand , hoisting its hind legs in the air and pointing its tail over its head towards you . |
| 19 | In Singapore , Lorne had begun climbing the step-ladder to the plane with the generator in his backpack , when he lost his balance and fell over backwards on to the tarmac waving his arms and legs in the air like a beetle . |
| 20 | There were mauve-fleshed turkeys hanging by their feet in the butchers and rows of little chickens on their backs kicking their legs in the air |
| 21 | They would be on their backs , legs in the air and their bellies all blown up . |
| 22 | Now it was rocking angrily and kicking its little legs in the air . |
| 23 | After a while they seemed to get bored with kicking their legs in the air . |
| 24 | The landlord sank beneath the counter and lay on his back kicking his legs in the air . |
| 25 | No sooner was Neil in the air than the left gun panel in the upper wing surface came loose and stuck up in the air . |
| 26 | They would have to fly a straight unwavering course in order to hit their target , leaving themselves to the mercy of the gunners on the ground and the fighters in the air . |
| 27 | Hallucigenia is one of Dr Conway Morris 's greatest finds , an aptly named creature that balances on 14 stilts and waves seven tentacles in the air . |
| 28 | The neighbours held their noses in the air when she went out dolled up . |
| 29 | Standing with their noses in the air . |
| 30 | It was only too appropriate that they were designing inert masses of rock with their noses in the air , and snow on them . |