Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] and [adv] of [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We slipped along the now four-lane Al Ain highway , winding in and out of the sections which were still in the process of being built . |
| 2 | Some of the tunnels must have run for miles , winding in and out of the channels of water that threaded everywhere . |
| 3 | Aunt Emily said , ‘ If you read it , dear child , it will take away your fear , ’ and Alexandra , stubbornly remembering Michael Swinton 's saying that she seemed to be working out her own salvation and feeling that the decision to read the journal must be part of that working out , shook her head and sent her needle stabbing in and out of the canvas . |
| 4 | In that era , so much of the day was spent climbing in and out of the correct clothes that there ca n't have been much time left for recreation . |
| 5 | But then came Bigwig , twisting in and out of the branches , his mouth full of berries . |
| 6 | There were small motor-powered jalboots which hugged the coast , fishing or cargo hopping , but they rarely lifted sail , plying in and out of the Emirates using the region 's cheap petrol . |
| 7 | Jim Perrin , interviewing the climber John Gill , refers to how some hypnagogic states have their parallels in situations of action and describes how , on easy routes , Gill ‘ could feel himself weaving in and out of the rock , peering out from the other side of its surface ’ . |
| 8 | He was weaving in and out of the cars , jumping over them when they got in his way , his face hard and grim with determination . |
| 9 | It was a boy 's cycle and she was bent low over the handlebars , weaving in and out of the evening traffic . |
| 10 | He was walking in and out of the bays , studying the bookshelves as though that was what he had come for . |
| 11 | Order 20 , r 12A provides as follows : ( 1 ) Subject to paragraph ( 2 ) , at any stage in an action or matter the court may , if it thinks fit for the purpose of disposing fairly and expeditiously of the action or matter and saving costs , direct any party to serve on the other parties , on such terms as the court shall think just , written statements of the oral evidence which the party intends to lead on any issues of fact to be decided at the trial and RSC Ord 38 , r 2A shall apply to a direction under this rule . |
| 12 | He was appalled at their habits , saying they just covered up the dirt by placing new rushes over the old , thus covering the dirt and filth which was caused by animals wandering in and out of the houses . |
| 13 | Jackie was off again , gliding in and out of the shadows . |
| 14 | They went slowly along the foot of the bank , pushing in and out of the clumps of red campion and ragged robin . |
| 15 | Annie had been slotting in and out of the discussion , focusing as much on Sheila as on her desire to make a logical sense out of the argument . |
| 16 | We could see the army post now and the shuffling sentries and a few jeeps passing in and out of the gate . |
| 17 | But the securities , while passing in and out of the SEPON pool are as ‘ fungible ’ as a sum of money . |
| 18 | Building societies were able to exploit their retail savings resources to keep a constant competitive presence in mortgages , while the banks and centralised lenders acted more sporadically , dodging in and out of the market with limited-run special offers . |
| 19 | To the south is the endlessly fascinating sight of trains pulling in and out of the platforms of London Bridge station . |
| 20 | Not only is traffic on their motorways obstructing lorries going in and out of the vast Europoort , but public opposition to air pollution and the taking of scarce land for new roads is intense . |
| 21 | At least , I did not catch him whispering to any of the other people going in and out of the place , and he did not point me out to anyone at any time . |
| 22 | This means everything is to hand and off the floor and she does n't have to keep going in and out of the stable while she gets her horse ready to ride . |
| 23 | She took a seat and from it she saw nurses going in and out of the cubicle where they had taken Robbie . |
| 24 | The clientele going in and out of the place wore all-enveloping robes , but their posture and the expensive cars suggested they were somewhat richer than most of the people who lived in the neighbourhood . |
| 25 | Then this morning , there had been a note from the Super saying the Dean had requested that the police officers who were investigating the crime should please remember where they were when going in and out of the Cathedral . |
| 26 | And as a background she could still see those policemen going in and out of the house in Mouncy Street the day she had seen John Coffin sitting outside . |
| 27 | Erm he 's seen the man going in and out of the house . |
| 28 | They were the ones nipping in and out of the general ruck , tapping ankles , trying to spray-paint out the windows and one of them even trying to set fire to a bunch of leaflets stuffed through Naamen 's letter-box . |
| 29 | Battered by enemies , most fiercely after the Reformation , it is now a gaunt ruin with seabirds swooping in and out of the gaping socket of its east window . |
| 30 | The proportions reported to have had difficulty with various aspects of caring for themselves ( getting in and out of a bath or shower , dressing and undressing , going to the toilet , washing and shaving , feeding themselves , making a hot drink , or needing help at night ) for a year or more before death was 87 per cent of those who had been in a residential home for a year or more , 60 per cent of those in for a shorter time and 25 per cent of those who had not been in such a home at all . |