Example sentences of "and [adv prt] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have made mention in passing of mobility within the context of a family 's history : both the ups and down of social mobility according to circumstance , and the more obviously-apparent geographical moves people made to ensure their own survival or to better their lot . |
| 2 | He could feel his head moving up and down of its own accord . |
| 3 | Under its 1935 plan , PEP identified a total population aged 65 and over of 3,316,453 . |
| 4 | The control of transcription — turning on and off of genes — and so controlling the synthesis of specific proteins , involves signal molecules that enter the cell nucleus from the cytoplasm . |
| 5 | The switching on and off of genes in different cells is fundamental to the programme of development . |
| 6 | Of course , switching on and off of genes does not in itself result in developmental change ; switching genes on and off acts by changing which proteins are made and this in turn alters cell behaviour by pathways that , to repeat , may be quite tortuous . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Just the getting on and off of it ? |
| 9 | Maria bursts into italics ( and out of character ) to say to Nathan : ‘ You are your brother ! ’ |
| 10 | And out of you she sees herself more proper |
| 11 | It is against this background and out of this environment that YOUNG SOUL REBELS came about . ’ |
| 12 | I started to wander again , in and out of second-hand bookshops , and then into an amusement arcade . |
| 13 | Do n't change lanes unexpectedly or weave in and out of slow-moving traffic . |
| 14 | Quite a common problem is not being able to get in and out of the bath . |
| 15 | Usually career coercion will suffice to ensure that any troublesome thesis stays unpublished and out of the public eye . |
| 16 | Time to think myself in and out of any last minute panic . |
| 17 | She drove as if Lucy was beside her — usually she cursed every cut-throat city driver — and sucked the hell out of a row of pre-rolled cigarettes , cigarettes rolled hastily at red lights , slamming in and out of gear . |
| 18 | This means that even if the opponent throws a punch , you will have drawn back and out of range . |
| 19 | He has been so occupied since before his first book was published ; in season and out of season , through thick and thin , and always with the certitude that his views , his perceptions , would prevail : a catalyst and an agitator of the first order . |
| 20 | I had cool water to splash in , a cool shower in the evening and enough crisp , cotton clothes to change in and out of without once washing a thing . |
| 21 | I rambled aimlessly for about an hour , in and out of dirty narrow streets , their only saving grace being their brevity , in and out of a variety of shops , bought some oranges from the market stalls , the most interesting feature of the wretched place , then went in to see an ‘ explicit sex ’ film and was presented with a badly mutilated and heavily censored version of some third-rate continental film which I left within the first fifteen minutes . |
| 22 | I rambled aimlessly for about an hour , in and out of dirty narrow streets , their only saving grace being their brevity , in and out of a variety of shops , bought some oranges from the market stalls , the most interesting feature of the wretched place , then went in to see an ‘ explicit sex ’ film and was presented with a badly mutilated and heavily censored version of some third-rate continental film which I left within the first fifteen minutes . |
| 23 | The clock is attached to the table on which it will stand by means of a padlock and plastic covered cable , which is located with the clock and out of sight . |
| 24 | However , V-tools are very useful for creating the ins and out of a body . |
| 25 | Ashton 's dancers have to weave themselves into and out of such play without losing the flow of both music and movement . |
| 26 | So I was particularly pleased to find at one point , when I 'd indulged in a lengthy photo session , that the rest of the party had gone over the brow and out of sight and I was left for a while with the world to myself . |
| 27 | It gets parcelled out among the society he moves in , or rather flits in and out of , while himself belonging elsewhere , which means nowhere . |
| 28 | ‘ We ’ are both characters inside the provincial-chronicle box , the framed narrative without a frame narrator , and out of this enclosure liberty proceeds . |
| 29 | A friend of the band weaved in and out of the crowd , recording their performance on a video camera . |
| 30 | It snakes in and out of ports , along our busiest highways and through our most crowded cities . |