Example sentences of "[coord] [adv prt] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you look up to the university lecturer or down on the cleaner , either way you 're not facing up to the truth about us all . |
| 2 | With a modern diaphragm valve , it may only be necessary to move the float up or down on the serrated spindle connected to the valve arm |
| 3 | Scaling up or down on the ‘ chute diameter now raises another question , the number of gores to use . |
| 4 | He was trying to figure if anyone along the road or up on the ridge had been hurt . |
| 5 | All day he walked around the cove , or up on the cliffs ; all evening he sat in a corner of the room , and drank rum and water . |
| 6 | Under the stage , maybe , or up on the grid . |
| 7 | Not all video machines have this property but it is becoming more and more common to be able to see the picture as you run forward or back on the tape or disc . |
| 8 | For example , placing the blocks in the centre of a large room or out on the porch , instead of in their usual corner , can stimulate quite a different type of play . |
| 9 | Here in Mr Shah 's hotel or out on the plains I find myself making all sorts of airy leaps and connections effortlessly . |
| 10 | Hiding in comers or out on the hills in all weathers … |
| 11 | There are two options , inside , or out on the open deck . |
| 12 | Nothing moved on the bank or out on the water . |
| 13 | either that or out on the bleeding street |
| 14 | She struck out forcefully towards Alexander , which seemed natural , since the boat at anchor was the only thing to swim towards or away from or around on the flat Mediterranean . |
| 15 | ‘ As I 've said , he 's been working off and on on the house as a favour . |
| 16 | We decided to forget about the third canister and made off across the cornfield at speed , the jeep bouncing up and down on the very uneven surface . |
| 17 | I can remember him coming home and moaning about his ‘ blooming job ’ and travelling up and down on the train . ’ |
| 18 | And he banged the gun up and down on the gate . |
| 19 | They include poor handling and breaking in , anxiety or excitement , resentment of a particular form of work or a rider who bumps up and down on the horse 's back , or , of course , the horse may just simply prefer not to be ridden ! |
| 20 | The player relies on his feel for putting , and all that bobbing up and down on the green , as if in supplication , is really only confirmation of what the player is reading as the borrow anyway . |
| 21 | Believe it or not , I jump up and down on the touchline like that every week ! ’ |
| 22 | I laughed and thrashed my hand up and down on the arm of my chair in an ecstasy of amusement . |
| 23 | At the mention of ice cream the little girl became excited and animated , bouncing up and down on the bed . |
| 24 | They looked out of the window and down on the merrymakers . |
| 25 | Street upon street of small Chinese shopfront , a Manhattan-like skyline and junks bobbing up and down on the busy harbour from indelible images of this British colony . |
| 26 | And down on the previous year ? |
| 27 | Mr Azul bucks up and down on the bed in a bizarre parody of sexual energy . |
| 28 | I walked up and down on the bed , to control my trembling legs , and looked at the dead rat . |
| 29 | A tiny , rotund figure was stamping up and down on the daubed green of the false ground , like a drunken redneck at a hoedown , or an aboriginal at a corroboree . |
| 30 | " I do n't think I 'll ever feel anything ever again with the region I sit on , " grinned Chuck as he continued to bounce up and down on the plank bench . |