Example sentences of "[v-ing] high [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stepping high in the light gravity and brandishing the bag before her , she ploughed her way out into the open air . |
| 2 | They were old-fashioned in cut , waisted and full-skirted as the coat of a Regency buck , and with crested metal buttons fastening high to the side of the throat . |
| 3 | With a heavy sigh she lay back on the pile of beach cushions , closing her eyes against the early-morning sun , already climbing high in the sky . |
| 4 | The surface was grooved with the tumult of adversarial currents , the turbid water lapping high at the trunks of willows and alders on the banks . |
| 5 | They travel the world like itinerant brushsellers , filling loan quotas , peddling financial wares , and living high on the hog . |
| 6 | While downhill skiing demands regular and sustained snow to cover the pistes and while Nordic ski racing relies on frequent low lying snow in sufficient quantity to cut tracks , Nordic ski touring can be enjoyed on a surprisingly large number of days , simply by going high on the mountain . |
| 7 | As soon as deaf and dumb children were recognised as capable of benefiting from secular and religious teaching , their rescue from degradation and the saving of their souls became objects ranking high in the scale of Victorian values . |
| 8 | The unconsciously voluptuous movement drew his dark gaze to the outline of her breasts , jutting high against the silk . |
| 9 | Smoke from Scathach 's pyre was black , rising high into the dusk . |
| 10 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
| 11 | I imagined his grandmother riding high on the camel 's hump , her veils creating her own tent . |
| 12 | If the fashion pundits are to be believed , this Wild West look will be riding high on the beach next summer . |
| 13 | Watch the birds as they fly above your heads and , who knows , you might well spy a tiny creature riding high on the back of a swallow or a raven . |
| 14 | Those sub-pop noise boys — Slug — have been riding high in the local artists chart with their brand new demo . |
| 15 | The Irish-American hip-hop outfit , currently riding high in the US charts , signed to XL Recordings ' new Ruffness label last month . |
| 16 | In broad terms these show Britain riding high in the international league table in the 1950s and 1960s but falling heavily over the 1970s [ Freeman , 1979 ] . |
| 17 | AZTEC CAMERA , currently riding high in the charts with ‘ Good Morning Britain ’ , will play a one-off date at London Brixton Academy on December 20 — the last date of their current world tour . |
| 18 | The crazy old vessels , riding high in the water without cargo , awaited their owners return . |
| 19 | AZTEC CAMERA , currently riding high in the charts with ‘ Good Morning Britain ’ , will play a one-off date at London Brixton Academy on December 20 — the last date of their current world tour . |
| 20 | Although the moon was riding high in the sky , and shedding a rather weird , eerie glow on the flowering shrubs and various trees edging the green lawn , she was surprised at how much more calm and at ease she felt in the soft , enveloping darkness as she picked her way carefully over the sand . |
| 21 | Their delegates may look the same as in the beard and sandal days of the Liberals , but in reality the party is now well organised and riding high in the polls but their true identity remains a mystery . |
| 22 | In October , riding high after the August coup , he forced deputies to give him emergency powers to appoint the government and rule by decree for a year . |
| 23 | By 5 pm the drink was consumed and the body of the kirk was getting high on the spirits ! |
| 24 | It was the most exhilarating sensation , flying high above the ground yet still feeling safe . |
| 25 | A proud , powerful creature with little need for the company of others — or no , an eagle rather , flying high above the crowd . |
| 26 | Another useful item is the Orb of Thunder which you can use to darken the skies and prevent the enemy flying high into the air . |
| 27 | At 5am , a Farman Biplane was sighted , flying high over the houses surrounding Fog Lane . |
| 28 | And all the fun of Fairford … flying high at the Air Tattoo . |
| 29 | Thus , starting high on the nave wall , between the clerestory windows , the buttresses progress downwards in arches and pinnacles , conducting the thrust , in stages , from the upper wall to the ground . |
| 30 | Mr Ian Thomas , prosecuting , said feelings were running high between the various doctors just before Christmas . |