Example sentences of "and [noun] move [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The car drove in through the dusty , bleached stone gates to the stone courtyard where a fountain played and cicadas buzzed noisily in the palms and jacarandas moved softly in the hot sea air .
2 A group of chattering women in torn dresses and faded shawls entered the shop and Hari moved quickly towards the door , she must not hamper Ben when he should be working .
3 Ultimately Childebert and Guntram patched up their quarrel , and Chilperic moved on to the defensive , only to be murdered at Chelles in 584 .
4 What was absorbing him so deeply , I realize as I go by , was the sight of his own living-room , with the curtains innocently open , and his wife and Millie moving silently about the bright world inside .
5 Setting men to guard both , Douglas and Ramsay moved on into the outer bailey , hardly able to believe their good fortune thus far .
6 Efficiency will also improve as prices and costs move down under the pressure exerted by more competitive markets .
7 It was no coincidence that Hibs were at their most dangerous after Evans had replaced Lennon and Weir moved out to the right wing .
8 Kāli and Jit moved out of the way of the back staircase and the sheep flooded down past them .
9 There followed several weeks of feverish preparations as equipment and systems were installed and staff moved in to the facility .
10 This August Rivermead staff and patients moved out of the old Victorian wards into new facilities .
11 Lorries , buses and taxis move freely along the Beira road , as well as on secondary roads that had been closed to traffic for years .
12 The Sierra Leone government promised the AfDB there would be strict environmental protection measures , but despite such assurances , loggers , farmers and charcoal-burners moved in along the new road , eating into the rainforest .
13 Immediately after the war , the United States moved politically to the right and Europe moved dramatically to the left — the prewar establishments had been discredited by appeasement and collaboration .
14 Danger is more likely to come from pedestrians and motorists moving too near the ‘ swept path ’ the trams will negotiate on tight bends on central streets .
15 Speed had dropped back and Wallace moved upwards in the second half .
16 It dashed against the windows , washing off dust in a great cleansing stream , and Wexford moved away from the glass .
17 Several people in the bar looked around and Knocker moved closer to the bar flap .
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