Example sentences of "[coord] [adv prt] [art] ladder " in BNC.

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1 If we start from the raw data values X 1 we can either proceed up the ladder of powers by squaring or cubing each number or down the ladder by taking square roots or reciprocals .
2 But the hierarchy was far from rigid , and it was possible to move a certain distance up and down the ladder ; possible , and common .
3 She started to go up and down the ladder , carrying the straw .
4 But , not yet used to leaping up and down the ladder , she was slower and more careful .
5 The two shook hands and after another quick look on deck , Yanto sprinted around the wheelhouse and down the ladders into the hold to join Billy ‘ That 's two quid you owe me Bill , ’ he grunted .
6 They turned back into the swirling smoke , and up the ladder to the superstructure , regaining the door to the wireless hut .
7 She had decided it ought n't to be too difficult to slip into the stables and up the ladder first , but this time she did n't even reach the water pail .
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