Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He wheeled his horse , and roared his own knights round upon their bowmen ; and the loyal among the marksmen set up an answering howl , and fell out as best they could , leaping sidelong into the bushes and up the heathery slope , to stand clear of the slaughter and find a vantage-point again from which they could play their part .
2 Then you ride out alone , across the springing grass all beset with tiny jewel-like flowers ; you ride up the rushy mountains and down the rushy glens and come to the mouth of the dragon 's cave .
3 As the teeth sink into the flesh , the pressure of this action squeezes venom out of the glands and down the hollow tubes of the paired fangs .
4 To reach the south transept- and access door meant passing from the north quire aisle across the quire with its brass eagle and dark mahogany stalls and out the other side .
5 The other three pairs came from the trees and down the sloping fields in complete silence .
6 Not that Andrew Orkney will dwell too much this week on leading them into the Canal Turn and over the final six flights and up the long finish and on to the post and becoming the first optician to win and riding into history .
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