Example sentences of "[prep] and [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is , in a more mathematical form , the signal extraction problem discussed earlier : how to work out the values of and separately from knowledge of . |
| 2 | Nothing illustrates better the fluidity of viewpoints by which we can swing towards and away from egoism , and how little it has to do with morality . |
| 3 | During the day , there 's A-levels to study for and then at night it is back into the pool at Aylesbury , where hopefully there 's gold medals to train for . |
| 4 | In the eyes of the principals , Congress and the prying media had already lost Vietnam ; now , with their spineless voting first for and then against aid to the contras , they were in the process of losing Nicaragua , too . |
| 5 | From the physical point of view , the human child is at its most vulnerable during and just after birth , and it remains ‘ at risk ’ , in the actuarial sense , throughout early childhood , particularly during what our society thinks of as the pre-school years . |
| 6 | Women were deemed unclean during and immediately after childbirth . |
| 7 | Inevitably there was a burst of activity during and immediately after World War II as shown for example by military research and development ( Wolfie , 1951 ) and by the ‘ Training within Industry ’ ( TWI ) movement ( War Man-power Commission , 1945 ) . |
| 8 | In speaking of the works of others I referred to that disposition to be dissatisfied which the public have sometimes with and often without reason evinced . |
| 9 | The presence of airborne P cepacia in the hospital waiting room before and immediately after occupation by 3 P cepacia-colonised patients was investigated with a selective culture medium ( Mast Diagnostic Ltd , Bootle , UK ) in association with a bacterial sampler ( Casella Ltd , London , UK ) . |
| 10 | Animal experiments provide numerous examples of programming which occurs because the organs and systems of the body mature during periods of rapid growth before and immediately after birth . |
| 11 | In a study of a forest as a whole , the Budongo Forest in Uganda , it was found that 40% of all seeds were eaten by rodents before and immediately after germination and about a further 30% were killed in 2 years by browsing antelope , while there were further losses from seed rot , insect and fungal attack and drought . |
| 12 | In this case I also wanted to get the cut edges of the neckband tidied up as soon as possible — remember this particular garment has been ferried to and fro to class and back . |
| 13 | For Nora , whose daily landscape was that endless to and fro of paper , there could be no such comfort . |
| 14 | there was a constant to and fro of traffic , but no bus was in sight . |
| 15 | The corridor was crowded with students , with white coats , with nurses going to and fro from tea , and the occasional pundit . |
| 16 | ‘ The top players will be staying at the Stour Country Club and we 'll be flying them to and fro by helicopter . ’ |
| 17 | Her father , a man in his 30s , rocks to and fro in despair . |
| 18 | When Owen went out to see her she was squatting in the dust of the yard , her head covered , rocking to and fro in grief . |
| 19 | Fig. 5.2 To and fro in front of pilot . |
| 20 | Jane twisted herself to and fro in front of the mirror to make sure the dress hung properly . |
| 21 | For some minutes now she had been disturbed by the way Beth was pacing to and fro in front of the great fireplace , a deeply thoughtful expression on her face , and her whole manner one of extreme agitation . |