Example sentences of "[prep] [coord] [adv] in a " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Meanwhile , we have a situation where women find themselves discriminated against and often in a disadvantaged position because they are caring for others . |
2 | You 've done more than you thought you 'd ever get away with and so in a sense it 's all gain from here , in fact it 's been all gain for some time and so you ca n't complain and you do n't intend to if fate deserts you now . |
3 | For example , you could slide the leading foot forwards and outwards and then throw your body-weight forwards , swinging the rear leg in and forwards in a shallow U-shaped movement . |
4 | During one of the indiscriminate assaults by the murderous flocks of birds the screaming inhabitants of the town ran to and fro in a vain attempt to ward off their attackers . |
5 | Heavy footsteps crossed the ceiling from corner to corner , striding back and forth , to and fro in a familiar monotonous pattern . |
6 | The windbreak of pine trees which sheltered the buildings on the north side , creaked and groaned in the piercing wind ; the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner . |
7 | So much paper passing to and fro in a single day , thought the tall boy . |
8 | As he rushes hither and thither , his note-books become crammed with an amazing collection of miscellaneous information which is so diverse and uneven that it gives colour to and so in a way explains Robert Lowie 's famous definition of culture as a ‘ thing of shreds and patches ’ . |