Example sentences of "[adv] to [conj] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marcus , putting his hands upon the board at the foot , moved the bed slightly on its casters , moving it gently to and fro with a movement as of one rocking a cradle . |
| 2 | The events are presented in episodic form , as a continuous narrative tossed antiphonally to and fro between the actresses . |
| 3 | Overpowered by an intense sentiment of horror , unaccountable yet unendurable , I threw on my clothes with haste ( for I felt that I should sleep no more during the night ) , and endeavoured to arouse myself from the pitiable condition into which I had fallen , by pacing rapidly to and fro through the apartment . |
| 4 | I endeavoured to believe that much , if not all of what I felt , was due to the bewildering influence of the gloomy furniture in the room — of the dark and tattered draperies , which , tortured into motion by the breath of a rising tempest , swayed fitfully to and fro upon the walls , and rustled uneasily about the decorations of the bed . |
| 5 | She stood up and began pacing restlessly to and fro along the balcony . |
| 6 | Most obvious were the southern giant petrels : huge , dark brown birds , some with paler heads , and resembling an outsize fulmar , they glide ceaselessly to and fro along the waterfront on wings which can be up to two metres across . |
| 7 | While they waited , Lissa made hot drinks , then stood apart and listened as Rourke spoke quietly with the woman , who still rocked slowly to and fro on the settee . |
| 8 | It was arranged that the source could be driven slowly to and fro at a low velocity using a transducer ; this motion produced a small Doppler shift in the frequency and energy of the emitted photons . |
| 9 | He ran vigorously to and fro between the two kitchens . |
| 10 | Joined on the first of June and is each other initially to and also as a general of what goes on . |
| 11 | Next in the expanding network is Lenin Strasse with assorted communist theoreticians and luminaries awarded a street closer to or further from the centre , depending on how high their star stood at the time . |
| 12 | Its larvae bore voraciously to and fro along the grain of the wood , generally under a thin , intact surface . |
| 13 | I got into the truck and George sped away along the road , the water slurping heavily to and fro in the tank immediately behind our seats . |
| 14 | Although the SMPAs last for 3–4 hours and move parallel to and ahead of the front , a theoretical explanation for the size of SMPAs is still required . |