Example sentences of "and down [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These can be particularly important on the sea where the tide is not just limited to movements up and down but also currents which flow in and out of bays and estuaries . |
| 2 | What used to throw people was interest rates going up and down but fixed-rate mortgages have sorted that out . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Your emotions go up and down but by the end of the trial our hopes were really up . |
| 4 | Mike says everything is bouncing up and down but he does n't know why he does it … after today 's race he will not be able to get out of bed in the morning because he 'll be so bruised |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm very much up and down but the past few days I 've amazed myself . |
| 6 | Up and down and up again . |
| 7 | He forced them back and down and in , his fingers slipping on their cheeks and brows ; they turned into mud , shiny and viscous . |
| 8 | All my friends had been transformed , their faces shone , they could n't move , while I just rolled my tie up and down and counted the bars on the radiator . |
| 9 | They just go up and down , up and down and never stop . |
| 10 | It assembled a variety of skilled sympathisers on the stage of the ICA that both set the audience hopping up and down and delivered music of such a strong African flavour as to make the issue and the entertainment inseperable . |
| 11 | The rambler roses in the garden beyond grew along chains which dipped up and down and swung in the wind between six foot high posts , and a row of strangely shaped lumps of yew , grown hugely out of proportion , ran from the north corner of the house . |
| 12 | I followed her spindly legs issuing from the bunched-up clothing up and down and along , in and out and under ; squirting , rubbing , shining ; kneeling , crawling , climbing ; gasping , panting , grunting . |
| 13 | Seeking to remedy this sad state of affairs , I browsed my way around the bookshop from floor to floor , upstairs and down and in and out of little book-filled rooms that the owners themselves may have forgotten about . |
| 14 | The sad girl rubbed her eyes , commenting ‘ Oh , I 'm so sad ’ ; the happy boy exuberantly jumped up and down and commented ‘ Oh , I 'm so happy . |
| 15 | And I 'm there bouncing up and down and what with the heat of the sun and the smell — I tell you , mate , it feels like days . |
| 16 | Byrne says that they added to the confusion by jumping up and down and shouting with glee . |
| 17 | He looked me up and down and with a twinkle in his eye said ‘ Oh ! dear , I think I shall have to let you know after all . ’ |
| 18 | Loosen up facial muscles by stretching your whole face and trying to move the muscles up and down and from side to side . |
| 19 | The burly barman , it might be he was once a footballer : he booted the man up and down and up and down and out into the street . |
| 20 | The burly barman , it might be he was once a footballer : he booted the man up and down and up and down and out into the street . |
| 21 | Steps can encourage similar experiences of spatial order as children go up and down and there are also opportunities to make higher and lower comparisons . |
| 22 | He turns onto his side , looks her up and down and says politely , ‘ What a beautiful shape . ’ |
| 23 | The priest waved his arms up and down and exhorted us ‘ Be the angels of your homes ’ . |
| 24 | The crossplank was then converted into a sliding rest which moved up and down and a central strut was included , to be positioned according to the size of the canvas . |
| 25 | Then do various things , like putting your hands in the air , jumping up and down and going round in a circle , until eventually you go back in line . |
| 26 | For the elderly who have some form of infirmity , the normal daily routine of keeping the body clean and disposing of its waste products can be exhausting , hazardous , and , in some cases even painful when the back must be bent and the limbs slowly manipulated into the appropriate positions to get in and out of the bath , and down and up from the lavatory seat . |
| 27 | Try playing these intervals up and down and you 'll hear what I mean . |
| 28 | It 's got ta make me jump up and down and make me want to knock walls down to secure a deal . ’ |
| 29 | Similarly , ‘ Railwayed ’ and ‘ Drive That Fast ’ incorporate these great bits of acceleration , where Patrick starts bouncing up and down and it sounds as though all of Julian 's dozen effects pedals are going ‘ WOOOSH ! ’ at the same time . |
| 30 | It gives tips on clothing , diet , warming-up and down and how to deal with injury . |