Example sentences of "the [noun sg] and [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We said our farewells and I leapt gratefully off the ridge and on to the safe path with the elegance of a stunned ox . |
| 2 | When I was quite certain that she was totally relaxed and comfortable , I brought her out of the regression and out of the hypnotic state . |
| 3 | It 's very useful , because then it 's very easy when you write , ‘ He went up past the cinema and on to the church , and then he met so-and-so coming out of her house . ’ |
| 4 | by the veins , there 's always an exception to every rule and the exception to that rule in the case of the heart and the lung connection is the pulmonary artery and the pulmonary vein , you may not get asked anything about this , but just in case you do it 's as well to know , in that instance the flow is reversed , in other words the pulmonary vein takes blood away from the heart and up to the lungs , and the pulmonary artery brings the oxygenated blood back down to the heart from the lungs , if you want to have a look at the diagrams for that and look at it yourself later on , there 's no need for you to get concerned or confused about this at all , there 's no need . |
| 5 | The three explorers set off beside the brook , while Hazel led the other rabbits across the field and up to the edge of the woodland . |
| 6 | It took Hazel some trouble to learn to grip half a carrot in his mouth and carry it , like a dog , across the field and back to the warren . |
| 7 | Robyn followed as a determined Melissa led Luke , whose expression resembled that of a prisoner about to be given his last rites , across the field and in through the french windows . |
| 8 | With UN approval MacArthur pursued them across the parallel and on towards the Yalu River which marked the border with Communist China . |
| 9 | Ember dragged her to her feet and she limped stiff-legged through the hatch and on to the landing-ramp . |
| 10 | He made his way from the hilltop and down into the valley , this was an ideal opportunity to search his mother 's house . |
| 11 | He turned just as the kettle began to boil , and , the tea forgotten , he strode from the kitchen and out of the flat . |
| 12 | She crept downstairs , through the kitchen and out into the little back garden . |
| 13 | Running now , the shape came through the kitchen and out into the garden . |
| 14 | You tape her mouth then you walk her down to the kitchen and down into the cellar . |
| 15 | The lorry rolled down the lane and on to the main road . |
| 16 | ‘ What is he like ? ’ asked Huy as soon as they were clear of the building and out in the broad street that ran close to the walls of the palace complex . |
| 17 | Their experience of the island became comprehensive ; they visited the south , then the east , then the north-east , then the north-west , the west and back to the south again . |
| 18 | A piece of smokeless fuel fell out of the grate and on to the hearth . |
| 19 | They are on the bonnets of the jeeps , some are clinging precariously onto the sides as both vehicles speed away through the farmyard and out into the road . |
| 20 | Steadying himself , he made his way over the roof and on to the parapet that ran along the side of the building . |
| 21 | The Achilles ' tendon which had been bothering him for weeks finally gave out amid a sympathetic cheer and a great forward ambled to the sideline and out of the match with an hour gone . |
| 22 | The residents of Monte Samana were just beginning to stir , and the smell of strong Spanish coffee wafted from open windows and balconies as she drove along the flower-edged lanes of the complex and out of the main gate towards the village . |
| 23 | Good views can be had over the loch and over to the Merrick , at 2,770′ the highest peak in the Southern Uplands . |
| 24 | The catamaran shook its bows against the swell , then she was through the wind and on to the other tack with the sails drawing sweetly . |
| 25 | She struggled to free herself , and rolled out of the car and on to the ground . |
| 26 | She turned to express some of her thanks to him , but he was already out of the car and round by the passenger door opening it for her . |
| 27 | She waited for him to invite her into the car and out for the day . |
| 28 | He kept rolling , still hanging on to his weapons , and fell over the front of the Jeep and on to the pavement outside . |
| 29 | That is the main reason for deciding to treat them here , instead of where ( some would say ) they belong , before The Hobbit and along with the ‘ Philological Inquiries ’ of Chapter 2 . |
| 30 | There did n't seem to be anything interesting there , but I remembered the lesson of the day before , when I had stopped to sniff the air and everything had seemed fine , then ten minutes later I was wrestling with a kamikaze rabbit , so I trotted down off the side of the dune and down to the line of debris thrown up by the sea . |