Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wheeled his horse , and roared his own knights round upon their bowmen ; and the loyal among the marksmen set up an answering howl , and fell out as best they could , leaping sidelong into the bushes and up the heathery slope , to stand clear of the slaughter and find a vantage-point again from which they could play their part . |
| 2 | It was fascinating to watch the great rolls of white newsprint turn as the thin sheets moved into the press , round inky lead plates , through rollers and down the V-shaped folding machine , to be cut into proper size , folded , stacked sideways and passed into waiting hands . |
| 3 | Then you ride out alone , across the springing grass all beset with tiny jewel-like flowers ; you ride up the rushy mountains and down the rushy glens and come to the mouth of the dragon 's cave . |
| 4 | Well , I charged them six shillings and out the three of them went puffing their heads off . |
| 5 | Boatmen plied their trade down the Trent to Stockwith , Keadby and other river ports and up the Idle to Bawtry , while steam packets provided regular services to Hull , Newcastle , King 's Lynn , and London , and intermediate places . |
| 6 | As the teeth sink into the flesh , the pressure of this action squeezes venom out of the glands and down the hollow tubes of the paired fangs . |
| 7 | To reach the south transept- and access door meant passing from the north quire aisle across the quire with its brass eagle and dark mahogany stalls and out the other side . |
| 8 | The other three pairs came from the trees and down the sloping fields in complete silence . |
| 9 | Not that Andrew Orkney will dwell too much this week on leading them into the Canal Turn and over the final six flights and up the long finish and on to the post and becoming the first optician to win and riding into history . |
| 10 | The small round window looked down over Knockglen , along the tree-lined drive of the convent through the big gates and down the broad main street of the town . |