Example sentences of "[prep] and [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well as you approach the site from D er from north on the A Nineteen , you can catch glimpses of and also of the houses to the south of Church Lane , |
| 2 | Charlotte realized he was still stage-managing their encounter , moving Holly into and out of the wings as and when it suited him . |
| 3 | The provision of permanent waters led everywhere to overgrazing and consequent soil erosion , and veterinary quarantine regulations which interfered with the free movement of cattle both within and into and out of the reserves almost certainly contributed to the spread of tsetse fly which occurred during the colonial period . |
| 4 | ‘ All join up for a conga , ’ I called over the racket , and soon we had a long snake winding its way in and out of the tables and finally through the door . |
| 5 | Within this group are the ‘ problem families ’ , always on the edge of pauperism and crime , riddled with mental and physical defects , in and out of the Courts for child neglect , a menace to the community of which the gravity is out of all proportion to their numbers . |
| 6 | Then he was off again , in and out of the torches , the slingshot whirling , the missiles impossible to see as they sped into the compound . |
| 7 | One young boy streaks through the darkness , like a small fish , in and out of the groups , stinging ankles with a handful of cut nettles , then melting into the shadows before the inevitable angry rebukes . |
| 8 | When the champions of either side met to fight spectacular duels in and out of the clouds , the rest of the war seemed forgotten ; even the men in the trenches paused to watch as the hosts of Greece and Troy stood by when Hector and Achilles fought . |
| 9 | Grooms , farriers and ostlers were taking horses in and out of the stables , checking legs , hooves and coats for any injuries or blemishes . |
| 10 | Grooms , ostlers and farriers were taking horses in and out of the stables ; scullions and kitchen boys carried huge slabs of freshly cut meat into the kitchen . |
| 11 | ‘ I believe , ’ said Bernard , in and out of the classrooms , cafes , kitchens , street corners , pubs , while Ellen nodded and agreed , ‘ I believe . |
| 12 | He swung left to right , back again , careered across the road , in and out of the trees . |
| 13 | I would sit down on the fishing stool , ready to eat , but then I would be up and down , in and out of the lockers , getting the fork I had forgotten , or the knife to peel the carrot , or even the carrot itself . |
| 14 | A quick in and out after the pubs closed or round the back of the factory . |
| 15 | This quarter of the town appears to have contained buildings of quality which ran right up to and even over the defences of the late second century . |
| 16 | In the morning I went ashore with the captain in a bumboat , passing a variety of small craft that plied to and fro across the straits . |
| 17 | Wallis never forgot how Minton , whilst painting this portrait , skipped to and fro across the floorboards at Shaftesbury Villas ‘ like some lean fencer with his long brush stabbing at the canvas ’ , all the while throwing out the liveliest sallies . |
| 18 | The events are presented in episodic form , as a continuous narrative tossed antiphonally to and fro between the actresses . |
| 19 | The Gnomes had gone to considerable trouble ; Culdub and Bith had sat up long hours and consulted books and chronicles and there had been much burning of late candles and worried scurryings to and fro between the Gnomes ' houses in the little mountain village . |
| 20 | Richard seems to have played an important part in the peace and truce talks , and as he went to and fro between the armies his father may have begun to wonder just what these exchanges meant . |
| 21 | This they did near Poitiers in mid-September , and for two days papal representatives went to and fro between the forces in the hope of securing an arrangement . |
| 22 | Vision moves to and fro between the vessels , setting up a visual and , if one has been long at sea , an emotional tension between them . |
| 23 | Roger Jacobi has described a vivid picture of hunters around Cheddar Gorge using the many shallow access valleys from the Levels to the top of the Mendips as ambush points for animals moving to and fro over the seasons , and it is noticeable how many of the Mesolithic sites located by Joan Taylor and Rebecca Smart are at the top end of shallow valleys in the front of the Mendips and close to former springs . |
| 24 | I endeavoured to believe that much , if not all of what I felt , was due to the bewildering influence of the gloomy furniture in the room — of the dark and tattered draperies , which , tortured into motion by the breath of a rising tempest , swayed fitfully to and fro upon the walls , and rustled uneasily about the decorations of the bed . |
| 25 | You must realise that the King not only fell from a great height but the sea pounded his body to and fro against the rocks . ’ |
| 26 | It is unique in that juniors come first , are welcomed at all times in and out of the club house , on and off of the courts and will never be turned off the courts by seniors . |