Example sentences of "and [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every bill of lading in the hands of a consignee or endorsee for valuable consideration representing goods to have been shipped on board a vessel shall be conclusive evidence of such shipment as against the master or other person signing the same , notwithstanding that such goods or some part thereof may not have been so shipped , unless such holder of the bill of lading shall have had actual notice at the time of receiving the same that the goods had not been in fact laden on board : Provided , that the master or other person … may exonerate himself … by showing that it was caused without any default on his part , and wholly by the fraud of the shipper or the holder , or some person under whom the holder claims . |
| 2 | He turned the car into Park Lane and drove quickly and skilfully through the maze of traffic converging on Marble Arch to emerge in the correct lane for the Edgware Road . |
| 3 | But it was even more clear that the Public Schools had adapted themselves rapidly and skilfully to the demands for a meritocracy as identified by Michael Young . |
| 4 | The world has changed radically since the admission of individuals such as Marx and vastly in the 40 years since the 1951 convention was drawn up . |
| 5 | Top left : Pattern drawing of ranking worn on the transverse shoulder straps attached to the 1895 ‘ sack coat ’ , and 1898 four-pocket blouse , and latterly on the blue shirt . |
| 6 | From time to time the press throws mud ( not literally but in its columns ) at Princess Margaret , Princess Michael of Kent and latterly at the Duchess of York . |
| 7 | Finally we breasted the saddle in the lower ridge , what in the Welsh mountains , and latterly in the Himalayas , we would call the cwm . |
| 8 | We are also pleased to welcome two new Word Processor Operators to the ACDP Unit : , who has worked with the Council for some time , first of all in General Office Services and latterly in the Assessment Department ; and , who comes with first hand knowledge of Advanced Courses , having recently completed an HNC in Secretarial Studies at Motherwell College . |
| 9 | If you deviate substantially and importantly from the conditions laid down in this letter of engagement , we will be free to terminate the engagement by immediate notice at any time and to engage additional and/or alternative directors to perform some or all of the functions set out here . |
| 10 | If you deviate substantially and importantly from the conditions laid down in this letter of engagement , we will be free to terminate the engagement by immediate notice at any time and to engage additional and/or alternative directors to perform some or all of the functions set out here . |
| 11 | If you deviate substantially and importantly from the conditions laid down in this letter of engagement , we will be free to terminate the engagement by immediate notice at any time and to engage additional and/or alternative directors to perform some or all of the functions set out here . |
| 12 | The Wenlock/Niagaran limestones spread gently and widely on the shallow shelves . |
| 13 | Carman , who has already described her as ‘ some woman journalist ’ and ‘ some woman freelance ’ , attacks urgently and relentlessly from the start . |
| 14 | The Madeirans describe the voyage as uphill to Porto Santo and downhill on the return journey , as the outward journey from Madeira is always rougher . |
| 15 | Is the Minister aware that the proposals for the expansion and development of the Dalzell works have been pursued for many years more consistently and vigorously by the Labour party than by any other party ? |
| 16 | Rather it was one more step in the step by step approach to the reform of both local government and the politics and values of British society , which has been followed through consistently and vigorously throughout the 1980s . |
| 17 | Amused by Mr Baker 's diplomatic skills , I composed a letter to Roald Dahl , and luckily by the end of July he had sent us a sensible letter of resignation . |
| 18 | Arms flick to and fro as the Winter Fairy and the Stars of Ashton 's Cinderella give the illusion of twinkling lights in the frosty air . |
| 19 | He has to keep going all the time — to and fro about the world and walking up and down in it . |
| 20 | A pair of swans cruised , with cygnets , and swallows were zipping to and fro above the water . |
| 21 | She added that the effect had been enhanced by Miss Minoprio 's " curious mannerism of waving the club to and fro above the ball instead of addressing it in the conventional manner " . |
| 22 | I remember black faced miners and not so black faced shipyard workers passing to and fro to the nearby yards or the ‘ G ’ pit at the end of the street . |
| 23 | But after two weeks of going back and fro to the barn they finally decided for some unknown reason that they had had enough . |
| 24 | While they waited , Lissa made hot drinks , then stood apart and listened as Rourke spoke quietly with the woman , who still rocked slowly to and fro on the settee . |
| 25 | Its larvae bore voraciously to and fro along the grain of the wood , generally under a thin , intact surface . |
| 26 | There is no legal right to protect or demonstrate — merely a right for the present to say what one likes provided that it is lawful whether by way of ‘ protest ’ or otherwise ; or a right to pass to and fro along the highway in a reasonable manner and for a proper purpose , whether carrying a banner or not . |
| 27 | Most obvious were the southern giant petrels : huge , dark brown birds , some with paler heads , and resembling an outsize fulmar , they glide ceaselessly to and fro along the waterfront on wings which can be up to two metres across . |
| 28 | She stood up and began pacing restlessly to and fro along the balcony . |
| 29 | Intended as a place where DEA and CIA agents could meet unobserved with informants and clients , as a message drop for CIA arms dealers supplying Iraq and the Afghan rebels , as a waiting room for DEA CIs and couriers from Lebanon , and as a transit point , not just for heroin , but for cash , documents and bootleg computer software moving to and fro along the Beirut — Nicosia — US pipeline , Eurame , as run by El-Jorr , was more like a low-life social club than a secret intelligence centre . |
| 30 | Very occasionally , on our walks , Grandma would tell me things about Wales : about the great cart-horses who died of heart trouble from toiling to and fro up the steep cliff road all their lives ; and how , as a child , she had walked to church along the sands . |