Example sentences of "[prep] and [adv] from the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The leaves are turned , alternately , towards and away from the centre of the mosaic , as in the scrolls of mosaics B and C , North Hill . |
| 2 | Another part of Colette 's method of making round , making substantial , is her habit of moving backwards and forwards , towards and away from the object . |
| 3 | Stretching up to and away from the patio was a vast lawn , smothered with spring flowers — yellow daffodils and a parade of brilliant hyacinths . |
| 4 | I ran to and fro from the kitchen for some time with saucepans and kettles of boiling water . |
| 5 | They ferried plates to and fro from the kitchen , where Rose and Victorine supervised what was to come next . |
| 6 | No more safe trotting to and fro from the convent . |
| 7 | Strudwick , still desperately trying to put rugby league on the map in the capital , said : ‘ It 's been hectic this week , having to dash to and fro from the training ground to the hospital . |
| 8 | While the bee was back in its hive dancing about the source , von Frisch put out other dishes containing the same scented sugary water nearer to and further from the hive , but all on a line with the original dish . |