Example sentences of "and [adv prt] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had stopped munching away in its stall , pricked up its ears and jerked its head up and down at the powerful voice of the world-famous soprano . |
| 2 | He raised his wings and pulled them back a little , bent his head forward , slightly opened his beak , and lunged forward and down at the white flesh of the hand that was pushing itself with a piece of sandwich through the front bars of his cage . |
| 3 | With precise control both units can be set to operate on and off at the same setting with consequent better heat distribution . |
| 4 | I walked along the oak-railed gallery , looking both down and up at the magnificent chimney . |
| 5 | Through the glass and the vines overhead could be seen the blue sky and the white clouds , so that it was like being both indoors and out at the same time . |
| 6 | The away end bogs , according to who was forced to abandon half-times plans for a piss , are Heysel revisited — one narrow tunnel going into and coming out of the place was crammed with hundreds of fans all going in and out at the same time , plus a few old bills looking on saying helpfully ‘ I should n't do that if I were you . |
| 7 | ‘ They 'll come down the servants ’ stairs and out at the back door . |