Example sentences of "and [adv prt] [prep] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spence later caused £681 worth of damage when he jumped up and down on an Escort . |
| 2 | Lucille Castineau stared gravely at her reflection in the mirror which , because it was only a small broken sliver , was being held by her maid , Jeanette , who was forced to tilt the glass up and down in an effort to show her mistress the whole dress . |
| 3 | and erm someone was trying to explain simple harmonic motion They start piston going up and down inside an engine and you think well what what what 's a what 's a piston ? |
| 4 | I 'd been jumping up and down like an eejit for a couple of minutes before the bloke next to me tapped me politely on the shoulder to point out the linesman and his flag . |
| 5 | Lords at one end , a working class hero at the other , and in between an encounter with the history which linked and divided their fortunes — that , surely , is a walk with a theme to remember . |
| 6 | And to lead the horse we need to go somewhere ; perhaps around the house , across the lawn , over the concrete path , under the clothesline with flapping socks , past the dogs , and in to an environment of strange things the horse has not seen before . |
| 7 | E.M.I . Records Ltd. v. Spillane [ 1986 ] 1 W.L.R. 967 and In re An Inquiry under the Company Securities ( Insider Dealing ) Act 1985 [ 1988 ] A.C. 660 , H.L. ( E. ) distinguished . |
| 8 | After studying accountancy at Chicago University , he worked on and off as an investment analyst . |
| 9 | Since the distance and aperture remain the same , only more or less of the same picture is being shown , just as if a camera in a museum or on an animation stand were moving in and out on an oil painting . |
| 10 | From this he ran a fuse through the floor and out of an air vent into the garden outside . |
| 11 | Beef cattle and supreme — Graham Taylor , 9 , Ogilvie Place , Banff , with rising one year-old bullock by a Limousin sire and out of an Aberdeen Angus cross cow . |
| 12 | Reserve bullock — Stuart Hunter , West Cairnhill , Culsalmond , with January 1992 Limousin cross by Shatton Pedro and out of an Aberdeen Angus Limousin cross cow . |
| 13 | One indicator is the fact that a mere 3,660 votes were cast for the candidate of the Campaign for Labour Representation in the 1989 European elections out of a total of 560,026 votes cast ( 0.7 per cent ) and out of an electorate of 1,120,517 ( 0.3 per cent ) . |
| 14 | In and out in an hour , a bit healthy exercise , and the folk of Coll avenged ! ’ |
| 15 | The dhāmi , possessed by the god , had exorcized its sickness , stroking its head and back with an eagle 's wing , then sprinkling rice grains while muttering a blessing . |
| 16 | Drysdale , 21 , will be required to provide the ammunition for 11-goal Paul Furlong , a revelation since his £250,000 move from Coventry last summer and back from an ankle injury . |